floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
one eye; single lens (e.g. camera)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
river surface; surface of a river
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
fast asleep; dead to the world
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
moment by moment; hour by hour
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to run around; to bustle about
helping hand; help; support; aid
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead