floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
to shout (in anger); to yell
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to escape death; to be saved from death
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
the literary world; literary circles
to become famous overnight; to burst into fame
precocity; early ripening; premature development
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to become completely chilled
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
genuine article; real thing; real deal
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
gossip; government OSI procurement; GOSIP
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
rather; better; instead; if anything
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
junior high school student; middle school pupil
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo