floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
work; business; company; study
Japanese person; Japanese people
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
how; in what way; by what means
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
sulfur spring; sulphur spring
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
electrical appliances; electric appliances
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
hot spring inn; hot spring hotel; hot spring resort
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember