same village; that village
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
notebook; account book; register
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
something wrapped in a furoshiki