rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
you guys; buddies; pals; you lot
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
reason; cause; circumstances
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
one-yen taxi (in the Taisho and Showa periods); taxi
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to order; to command; to appoint
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river