et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
sickroom; hospital room; ward
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
snake; serpent; large snake
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to attempt; to test; to try out
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
one by one; one each; one at a time
to be reminded of; to call to mind
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
name; given name; first name
participation; joining; entry; adherence
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
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
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air