stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
fixed interval; fixed period
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
connection; link; relationship
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
each time it happens; at all such times
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
sign; mark; symbol; sign (e.g. positive, negative)
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
though; notwithstanding; although
monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart