once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances