floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
training; drill; practice; discipline
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
discord; disharmony; false note; being out of tune
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
deep inside; innermost place
other side; opposite side; other party
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
hello; good day; good afternoon
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
confused; flustered; at a loss
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
battlefield; battleground
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
three days and three nights
without eating or drinking
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to manage something successfully; to be successful