floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
while; even though; despite
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to stiffen; to become stiff
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
though; notwithstanding; although
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
index finger; forefinger; second toe
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
by means of; due to; because of; according to
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug