ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
river; stream; River; the ... river
other side; opposite side; other party
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
separate; respective; different
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
now that; since; so long as; because
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
student (esp. a university student)
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
three; three years of age
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips