room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
bored; having nothing to do; idle
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; cramp (metal); tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
metal fittings; metal fixtures
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
head of fisherman's group or union
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
salty sea breeze; salt wind
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
that's the way it is; such is life
pride; boast; credit (to)
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast