elliptical shape; oval shape
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
amount of light; quantity of light
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
to be erected; to be built
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to watch intently; to stare
lakeside; lakeshore; lakefront
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
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
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
looking for (a suitable thing or person); searching for; hunting out; picking out; shopping around for; searching (a place)
close to the wall; alongside the wall
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
furnishings; implements; equipment
each place; various places
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
joint; seam; joining point
nod; inclination of the head
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model