congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
present; gift; to give a present or gift
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
rather; sooner; preferably
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to move (house); to change residence
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
performer; entertainer; celebrity
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
than; from; out of; except; but; more
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something