(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to jar; to creak; to grate
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
spirit (e.g. human spirit); soul; spirit; ghost; ethereal being
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to collect; to assemble; to gather
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food