although I say; although one might say; although called
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
hopeless; good-for-nothing; incorrigible; foolish; preposterous; absurd
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
university student; college student
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
cloth (esp. cloth made from fibers of the paper mulberry tree)
long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
darling (woman); dear; one's sister; friend
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty