floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
such ... as; or some such
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to intercommunicate; to exchange (messages, vows, etc.)
objection; dissent; protest
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
troops; group members; team members
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
underground; subterranean
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
perforation; punching; boring; drilling
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
(distant) howling; backbiting
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
big tiger; drinker; staggering drunkard