floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to pass (of time); to elapse
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
passage; path; route; one's way
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
(death from) starvation; starving to death
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
because of; owing to; due to
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
tool; implement; means; furniture
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
double-edged; double-edged blade