newspaper; paper; counter for newspapers
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to hand (over); to deliver in person
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
to ascend; to go up; to climb
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
100,000,000,000; hundred billion; many
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
(volcanic) crater; caldera; burner (of a boiler)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
imagination; supposition; guess
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
great disaster; catastrophe; train wreck
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
contact; connectedness; rapport; mutual touching
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to be found; to be discovered