floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
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
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
right beside; close to; nearby
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
body; physical system; (the) person
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
woman; female; feminine gender
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
hair style; coiffure; hairdo