to talk; to chat; to chatter
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
piece; fragment; one (object)
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
it's no joke; gimme a break!
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
with a flap; with a snap; with a thud; with a crash; with a swish; with a rustle
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
limbs; arms and legs; body