after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
how; in what way; how about
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
just because; even if; even though
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to have one's enthusiasm dampened; to become subdued
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
cooking class; cookery school
woman; female; feminine gender
speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
sorry; excuse me; thank you
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
story; tale; talk; discussion
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to have the privilege of doing