discovery; detection; finding
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
interior design; interior; upholstery
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
indeed; really; truly; very much
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
both; both sides; both parties
to pay attention; to be watchful
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
inside one's heart; in one's mind