floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
sticking to; clinging to; adhesion; cohesion; agglutination
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to creak; to squeak; to grate; to grind; to rasp
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
very young; little; childish; immature
such; this sort of; like this
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
besides; in addition; also; moreover