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)
ill will; malice; evil intent
in comparison to; rather than
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
round and cute (esp. of eyes)
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
hateful; detestable; loathsome
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
priority; order of precedence
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
though; notwithstanding; although
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
such; this sort of; like this
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
shaking (e.g. a container); milkshake; shake
to be needed; to be wanted
reproachful; hateful; bitter
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
clearing one's throat; cough
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
I see; that's right; indeed