ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(made of) stone; stone-built
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
innumerable; countless; numberless
standing close together; bristling (with)
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
those (near the second person)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to some extent; to a certain extent
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
man; male; masculine gender
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
some people; a few people; several people
all; entire; whole; altogether
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to differ; to vary; to disagree
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering