floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
small number; few; minority
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
outside of; not covered by
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
innumerable; countless; numberless
difference; variation; difference
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
beyond that point; after that
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to lose sight of; to miss
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed