yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
companion; company; tritagonist
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
wooden pole (often oak), 6 shaku long; shoulder pole
account book; register; ledger
household; home; family; housekeeping
tool; implement; means; furniture
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
lonely; desolate; forlornness; desolation
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
nightcap; a drink before sleeping
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
opening (of a new office, facility, etc.)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper