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
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
coquettish; charming; seductive; (arch.) beautiful; (arch.) graceful
occasional; infrequent; rare
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
used article (esp. clothes)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
all; entire; whole; altogether
unworldliness; saintliness
it is not (like that) either
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom