box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
coffee mill; coffee grinder
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
horn (musical instrument)
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
Nagoya harp; Taishō koto; Japanese harp with two to five strings
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
blameless; above reproach; beyond reproach; faultless; perfect
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order
funny story; funny anecdote
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
premeditated crime; deliberate crime
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
if you ask me ...; as for ...
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea