floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
to summon; to get used to call
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
confectioner; confectionery; candy store
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to be sooty; to be stained
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
main question; real issue at hand
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
news; word; tidings; omen
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
long time; long interval; for quite some time
money in one's possession
self-defense; self-defence