scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
foolishness; fool; moha (ignorance, folly)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
last night; yesterday evening
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to die; to lay down life's burden
people; men and women; each person; everybody
that day; the very same day
to rock; to shake; to swing
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to be smeared; to be covered
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
decision; determination; resolution
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
extent to which (something) is true or false; whether or not (something) is true
to step firmly; to harden by treading
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to make sure of the truth
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot