ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
glans; head of a penis; (lit.) goose's neck
to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
to scrape off; to shave off
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to overflow from something full
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to go out and away; to leave
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
fool; someone beneath one's contempt
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity