to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
unexpectedly; surprisingly
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
audience (with a person of high standing); diameter of a tree trunk at eye level
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
to translate; to interpret
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
jewel; gem; gem (of a story, essay, etc.); accomplished work; beautiful piece
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
salt; salt content; amount of salt; salinity
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)