morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
Asura; demigod; fighting; carnage; sledge (for conveying large rocks, logs, etc.); log slide
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
rather; better; instead; if anything
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
loved one; lover; sweetheart
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
signing; autograph session
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement