faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to comb back; to stroke upward; to smooth up
to stop walking; to pause
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
whoops; oops; gulp; ulp; ugh; yuck
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to jar; to creak; to grate
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
male homosexual's partner; buttocks; anus
barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to jump back; to leap back; to jump aside; to jump out of the way
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
spoiling (e.g. a plot); revealing (e.g. a trick); giving it away
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
other side; opposite side; other party