floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
posture; position; stance
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
unconcerned (about); unbothered; unworried; easy; simple
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
black lustre; black luster
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
hating; strongly disliking
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
killing two birds with one stone
to become better; to improve
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
stop (bus, tram, etc.); station; stopping place
ghost; spirit; apparition; spiritual body; causal body
(school) recital; school concert; class presentation; presentation (for a new product, etc.); announcement event; launch event
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill