shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
counter for books; volume
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
to be needed; to be wanted
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
several minutes; a few minutes
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
beginning; outset; first; onset
opposite side; opposition
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
mapping; aligning related information, objects, etc.; mapping; mapping; cartography
elementary level; beginner level
advanced level; high grade; senior
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance