deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
person in the same line of business; people in the same trade; the trade; the profession
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to jar; to creak; to grate
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty