someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to serve; to work for; to attend
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
number of people; population; human head
memory; sense; experience
now that; since; so long as; because
desperation; struggle to the death
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to put someone to work; to make someone work
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
don't you think?; indicates question
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to get back together (with a former partner)