floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to be found; to be discovered
jointly sealed covenant; compact under joint signatures; petition
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
on the occasion of; at the time of
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to prove; to substantiate
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
minimum; at the very least
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to order; to command; to appoint
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach