turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
front; frontage; facade; main
vertical and horizontal; warp and weft (weaving); warp and woof
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
reinforcement; strengthening
again and again; repeatedly
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
to slide into; to slip into
to speak; to say; to vocalize
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
rope; cord; policeman's rope
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily