floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collapse into; to flop onto
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
date(s) (e.g. for exhibition)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
moving about; stirring about
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
should; must; -able; probably; likely
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)