sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
document; official papers
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
form; shape; figure; visage
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
genuine article; real thing; real deal
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
secret art; the mysteries
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
our country; our land; one's own country
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
one's house; one's home; one's family
to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation