skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
complexion; colour; color; blood red
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
to be hairy (of a person); to be thickly bearded; to be dense (of vegetation); to be thick; to be slow (of a person); to be dull
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
observatory; observation post
ceremony to celebrate the completion of a building; inauguration ceremony
opening (of a new office, facility, etc.)
admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform
the public; general public
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
19th day of the month; 19 days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
returning (home) to Tokyo; returning to the capital
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
(volcanic) crater; caldera; burner (of a boiler)
throwing oneself to one's death; precipitating oneself to one's death; leaping to one's death
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)