to jar; to creak; to grate
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
originally; by nature; from the start
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
door; gate; opening; title page
to force open; to push open
chilly; unpleasantly cold
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
stairs; stairway; staircase
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
trio; gang of three; threesome
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to lose one's way; to get lost
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
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
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
letter; missive; note; mail
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner