secret base; hideout; hidden position
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to throw away; to abandon
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
wherein; therein; thereinto
factory; plant; mill; workshop
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
somehow; for some reason or other
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
round; spherical; circular
to slip out (e.g. from one's fingers); to cleanly forget
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
two at a time; two by two; in twos
to be opposite; to face each other
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking