this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
first meeting; first interview with
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; like father, like son
standard; set; routine; decided
single word; a few words; brief comment
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
what time; (lit.) which hour
how many years; how long; what year
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
school building; schoolhouse
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
demolition; pulling down; destruction; dismantling
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
one's own thoughts or opinion
environment; circumstance
innumerable; countless; numberless
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river