feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
first-rate; finest quality; the best
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to live; to make a living; to get on with
can't help worrying; besides myself with worry
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
acquaintance; appreciative friend
overanxiety; needless worry
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
one's house; one's home; one's family
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
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.)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
not yet known; unknown; strange
in all ages; over the ages; forever and ever
to cease; to stop; to be over
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to become rustic; to be countrified
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest