floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to close (one's eyes); to shut
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
do not enter; no entry; wrong way
Japanese food; Japanese-style meal; Japanese cuisine
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
rice cultivation; rice farming
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)