floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
complexion; colour; color; blood red
uselessly; pointlessly; in vain; to no purpose; for nothing; idly
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
previous engagement; prior contract
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
ardent; passionate; vehement
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
height (of body); stature
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
crossing; traversing; traversing horizontally; passing west to east (or east to west); cutting horizontally
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other