floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to become empty; to be emptied
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
another time; some other time
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
bill (at a restaurant); check
junior high school student; middle school pupil
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
to get hungry; to become hungry
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
apricot seed; apricot kernel
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical