coincident with; while; simultaneously
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
electricity; (electric) light
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); west; eight month of the lunar calendar
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to be erected; to be built
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
body; group; party; company; troupe
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
big and brawny; well built; gigantic
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)