floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pick up; to find; to gather
arm; skill; efforts; ability
(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
health; healthy; sound; fit
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to cause someone to worry
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
form; shape; figure; visage
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
body; physical system; (the) person
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
to become possible; to become able to (do)
upper half of the body; upper body
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
highest grade; superlative degree
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor