sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to be conspicuous; to stand out
journal; magazine; periodical
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
than; other than; except; but
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
such; this sort of; like this
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to live; to reside; to inhabit
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
family; members of a family
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
strength; solidity; firmness; armour; armor
to be helpful; to be useful
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen