floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
here and there; everywhere
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
transparency; degree of clearness
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
so; like this; in this way
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
to blow through; to blow across
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
level ground; horizon; field of view
to dye; to colour; to color
just above; right overhead
light; faint; pale; fleeting
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
few decades; many decades; several decades
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
stable supply; reliable supply
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
establishment; settlement
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off