pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
to correct oneself; to restate
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
alas; regrettably; to my great regret; tragically
and then; and so; and; so then
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)
suffix for familiar person
large beam balance; weighbeam
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
speech; expression; wording; language
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
gidayū (type of reciting used in the puppet theater)
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum