to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
script; libretto; scenario
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
at that time; in those days
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
man; male; masculine gender
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
many; much; plenty; hardly
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
right side; right-hand side
left side; left-hand side
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
storehouse; warehouse; godown
nothing but; except; no more than
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...