this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
place; position; location; position; standing; status
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
nothing but; except; no more than
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
stairs; stairway; staircase
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
door; gate; opening; title page
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
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
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
silence; stillness; quietness
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
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)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond