little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
older brother; elder brother
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
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
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
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
elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
type of jōruri (dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen)
master; teacher; stable master
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have