yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
in that way; thus; so; so?
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be found; to be discovered
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
interview (e.g. for a job)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
un-; non-; negative prefix
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
cram school; private tutoring school
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip