to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
foreign; abroad; overseas
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
ago; since; before; previous
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science