floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
indoor (court, pool, etc.)