floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to rush over; to run up to
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
frequency (of occurrence)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
door; gate; opening; title page
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
falcon (esp. the peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
as before; as ever; as it was originally
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that; the matter in question
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
regret; repentance; remorse
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source