companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to say; to be called; to do
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
school uniform for boys, often with stand-up collar, long jacket and loose trousers
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to make merry; to be festive
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
bar which also provides meals
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
serious; not joking; straight