workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
young master; young gentleman
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
in this way; thus; such; uh...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
time; hour; season; time of the year
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
arm; skill; efforts; ability
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
after a long time; for the first time in a while
riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue