after that; afterwards; thereafter
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
round, wooden container for cooked rice
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
three; three years of age
when it becomes; when it comes to
two persons; two people; pair; couple
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
form; shape; figure; visage
place; room; margin; scope
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
middle of the night; dead of night
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)