floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
impact (of a projectile); landing (of a bullet); striking
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
behind; in the rear; in back
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to ask; to enquire; to query
continuation; succession; series
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
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
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
president (of a society); chairman
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
long ago; already; a long time ago
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at