madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
lovers' tiff; quarrel between lovers; chattering; idle talk
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
river; stream; River; the ... river
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
agreement; assent; Norway
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
in that way; thus; so; so?
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing