language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker