floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
tall figure; high stature
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
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
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
only; merely; but; no more than
two persons; two people; pair; couple
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to recall; to remember; to recollect
each; (arch.) you (plural)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset