floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to look around; to survey
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
I see; that's right; indeed
kitchen with a small counter for eating, usu. allowing a view into the living and dining rooms
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
cooking stove; burner (gas, electric, etc.); range; cooktop; hob
match (to light fire with)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
invention; intelligent; clever; (arch.) making sense (of something); (arch.) understanding
convenient; handy; useful
very interesting; of great interest
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable