little-known good place; good out-of-the-way place; well-kept secret place; hole-in-the-wall
stairs; stairway; staircase
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
very interesting; of great interest
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
troupe; theatrical company
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
originally; by nature; from the start
drama; theatre; theater; play
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
practice; practising; training; study
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
lolicon; sexual attraction to young girls; person attracted to young girls
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol