floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
exposure to the sun; sunny place
space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space
to face on; to look out on to
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
accomplice; conspirator; cohort
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
brown; light brown; tawny
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
tips of one's hair; hair ends
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
gentle; mild; meek; tender
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to shout with exultation; to shout for joy
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch