floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
honorific/polite/humble prefix
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
such ... as; or some such
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably