floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
place; situation; position; location
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
unexpectedly; surprisingly
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
both hands; both arms; ten
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to be born; to come into the world
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
if you do this; if this is the case
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)