floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to creep about; to crawl around
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
had better ...; had better not ...
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
by myself; in person; by oneself
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to be found; to be discovered
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to trace back to (the origins of something)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
sobbing; weeping; whimpering
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)