all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
losing weight; slimming; lean person
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
messenger; envoy; emissary
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
sobriety; soberness; sober face
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to peel; to skin; to pare
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
stairs; stairway; staircase
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one