emergency; extraordinary; unusual
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to become pale; to turn pale
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
to rub in; to smear on; to spread on; to lay the blame on
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to sparkle; to glitter; to twinkle
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
until now; so far; up to the present
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be silent; to say nothing
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
last night; yesterday evening
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
peace conference; peace negotiations