floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
inner circumference; internal circumference
along; parallel to; in accordance with
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
you (plural); all of you; you all
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
control; management (e.g. of a business)
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
course; route; path; process; means
registration; accession; register; entry; record
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
ten; 10; ten years of age
metre; meter; meter; gauge
mineral matter; metallic property
central part; heart (of a city)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
door; gate; opening; title page
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
of course; certainly; naturally
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely