postwar period; period after Second World War
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
to slip into (a place) for the purposes of having sex (e.g. a lover's house, hotel, red light district); to shack up with; to shut oneself away at home (due to lack of money)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to summon; to get used to call
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
outstandingly; extraordinarily; exceptionally
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
resentment; indignation; anger
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
sarcophagus; stone coffin
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
voiceless; unvoiced; silent; noiseless
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; smart; clever
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
author; writer; novelist; artist
criticism; critique; review; commentary
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
even if; even though; however; no matter how
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)