floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
such; this sort of; like this
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
with a friendly grin; smilingly
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
family; members of a family
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
just a minute; small quantity
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
such ... as; or some such
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
family; relatives; dependents; household
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to need; to call for; to require
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly