floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
man; male; masculine gender
place; situation; position; location
to rise; to erect; to get up
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
different opinion; objection
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to like; to love; to be fond of
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
feelings; thoughts; meaning
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to accept; to receive; to agree
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable