floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
loveable; very likeable; like very much
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
classical school or style (e.g. of music, baseball pitching, etc.); orthodox school; authentic style; purist; follower of the orthodox school
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
cleaner; janitor; (arch.) night soil gatherer
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to suppress one's emotions
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to mix; to stir; to blend
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
study group; study meeting
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored