floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to be sooty; to be stained
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
risky; dangerous; insecure
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
sunlight; rays of the Sun
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
way one walks; one's walk
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to become vulgar; to coarsen
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
to turn towards; to point
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to be surprised; to be astonished
though; notwithstanding; although
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent