floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to lean against; to set against
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
orbit; trajectory; railroad track; (right) track; proper course
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
beginning; outset; first; onset
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
higher rank; better position
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)