floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to be opposite; to face each other
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
way (of doing); manner; method; means
in the end; at the end of the day
consequence; result; conclusion
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
agricultural land; farmland
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten