to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
maid; helper; help; assistance
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
go that far; to that extent
way; method; means; resource; course
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
preparation; arrangements
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
starfish; sea star; asteroid; northern Pacific seastar (Asterias amurensis)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
of course; certainly; naturally
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
beginning; outset; first; onset
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
than; from; out of; except; but; more
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)