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
striking with the back of the sword
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
reading in a monotone; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
like this; in this way; as you see
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
genuine article; real thing; real deal
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
Sorry to impose but ...; Excuse me but ...
rope; cord; policeman's rope
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
(your) daughter; young woman
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
(university) president; chancellor; principal; provost
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
impossible to do (although wants to)
official post; regular post; principal post (as opposed to secondary post); I (of someone in government or the civil service)