to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
younger princess; Oto Hime; Princess of the Dragon Palace (from the story of Urashima Tarō)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
it is not (like that) either
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
line; queue; procession; matrix
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
something; some kind of; for some reason
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
high steward; grand master