shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to torment; to harass; to tease
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
sympathy; compassion; pity
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
anything and everything; just about everything
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
shame; disgrace; raping; rape
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
security for a loan; collateral
paying to get someone (esp. a geisha, prostitute, etc.) out of bondage
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
valuable article; valuables
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
the future; future prospects
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
large amount of money; great cost
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations