floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
again; once more; a second time
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
bad-feeling; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross; disgusting
carrying out one's words; being as good as one's word; making good on one's promise
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to recall; to remember; to recollect
memory; ability to remember
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
what's done is done; it is no use crying over spilt milk; (lit.) spilt water won't go back into its tray
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance