recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
good feeling; feeling good
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
such; like that; that sort of; very
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
becoming (like) an old man (in one's manner); turning into an old geezer
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
feeling; sense; impression
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
not understanding; not knowing
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort