floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to some extent; to a certain extent
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
both hands; both arms; ten
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to recall; to remember; to recollect
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
instant; moment; for an instant
superb view; picturesque scenery
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia