floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
coffee (hot, as opposed to iced)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to leave (a scene); to step away
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...