floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
suitable or moderate temperature
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
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 bubble; to foam; to froth
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
progressive form; in progress (e.g. of a project)
rather; sooner; preferably
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
agricultural community; farm village; rural