floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
feeling; sense; impression
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
time; hour; period; class
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
beginning; outset; first; onset
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
relatively; comparatively
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
originally; by nature; from the start
participation; joining; entry; adherence
arrangement (music, objects, etc.); organization; adaptation
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive