honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
ten; 10; ten years of age
factory worker; craftsman; artisan
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
notebook; account book; register
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
surroundings; environs; circumference
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
company; corporation; workplace
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to spread; to be propagated
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
everyday occurrence; commonplace of life; nothing out of the ordinary
for example; for instance; e.g.
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement