tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
considerably; fairly; quite
round shape; circle; circular form
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
barber; barbershop; barber shop
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
scenery; scene; landscape
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
unexpectedly; surprisingly
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
instant; moment; for an instant
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway