recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
genius; prodigy; natural gift
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
imprisonment; incarceration
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
memory; sense; experience
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
board or officer's meeting
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
one's feeling while riding; comfort (of a vehicle); ride quality
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
in the meanwhile; during the time
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
crude; rough; plain; careless; disrespectful; without proper care
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
when it becomes; when it comes to
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
being imprisoned; being sent to prison
vagrant; vagabond; tramp; homeless person; hobo; bum
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply