floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
hygiene; sanitation; health
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
factory; plant; mill; workshop
living by oneself; living alone
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
employee training; employee education
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
had better ...; had better not ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
by means of; due to; because of; according to
educator; teacher; educationalist
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet