chopping board; cutting board
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
scenery; scene; landscape
decomposition; ulceration
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
regret; repentance; remorse
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
gradually; slowly but steadily
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to go out and away; to leave
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense