floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
reaching; attaining; arrival
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
door; gate; opening; title page
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
acceleration; speeding up
congestion (of blood); engorgement
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
leather shoes; leather boots
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be helpful; to be useful
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
to monitor closely (for rule-breaking, etc.); to keep a close eye on
had better ...; had better not ...
to be found; to be discovered
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
mountain road; mountain trail
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return