floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
offender; criminal; culprit
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
senior high school student
junior high school student; middle school pupil
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to subsist; to keep on living
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to comfort; to console; to amuse
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to recall; to remember; to recollect
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to help each other; to cooperate
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
pork miso soup; miso soup with pork and vegetables
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
water; (drinking) water; night entertainment business; nightlife worker; racy; titillating
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
supplement; top up; complement; making up (a deficiency)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
later on; eventually; afterwards
to call again; to call (someone) back
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course