lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
the bottom of one's heart
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to wed; to be married; to shift blame to someone else
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
merit; virtuous deed; divine reward (for virtuous deeds); grace (of the buddhas and gods); merit; meritum
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
person in charge of warming sake in a bar
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
licking one's lips; licking one's chops
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
sanshin; Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
hey there; I say; see here
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to make a gesture or say something during a break in conversation, playing of songs, etc.; to interrupt
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
staggering; reeling; tottering
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
(arch.) arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
using one's elbows as a pillow
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at