floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
right in the center (centre)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
flash (of light); glint; schiller
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
without leaving any trace
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
drawing a tile from the wall; win with a self-drawn tile; winning off a self-drawn tile while completely concealed (meld); winning off a self-drawn tile without having called any tiles
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
item; something that one "just has to have"
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
mask; disguise; guise; mask
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
decision; settlement; definition
to hand over; to surrender
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
thousands; several thousand
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment