dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
small car dealership; auto repair shop selling cars; wheelwright; cartwright; rickshawman; rickshaw station
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
evening; night; nighttime
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
glib; smooth-talking; silver-tongued
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to be nappy; to get fluffy
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
collection of waka poems; anthology; songbook
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago