floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
bento; Japanese box lunch
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
arm; skill; efforts; ability
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
way; method; means; resource; course
to make up for; to compensate for
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
with these words; while saying
to start working; to take action