floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
corridor; hallway; passageway
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
after a long time; for the first time in a while
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
pride; boast; credit (to)
modesty; humility; being humble
to have a meal; to take a meal
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
sitting together in a circle; happy circle; harmony
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on