floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to watch over; to watch attentively
every person; every mouth; every entrance
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
pillar of fire; blazing column
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to get slightly dirty (all over)
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
to dye; to colour; to color
naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell