floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to push (something) against
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
breaking off; snapping off
stole; scarf; stall (of an engine or aircraft); stall (cattle)
great difference; major mistake
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
perfect; complete; flawless
visual confirmation; sighting
impossible; unlikely; improbable
light color; light colour
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory