uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
good person; virtuous person
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
true character; real nature
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble