surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
surplus; balance; remainder; remainder
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
just managing; with great difficulty
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
night watch; night guard; night shift
to call together; to convene
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
in that manner; like that
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
same crime; being equally guilty
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
main branch of a family; truth; reality
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
indirection; indirectness
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to