broken; intermittent; disconnected
recitation; reciting from memory
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
although; though; despite the fact that ...
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
round, wooden container for cooked rice
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
advanced level; high grade; senior
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
not at all; not in the least
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
arts; crafts; handicrafts
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
sewing; needlework; embroidery
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently