floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
to be silent; to say nothing
being too late; losing one's final chance
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
memory; ability to remember
recitation; reciting from memory
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
verbalizing; putting into words
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
author; writer; novelist; artist
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reaping what you sow