condition; state (of health); appearance
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
return; relapse; recurrence
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
to need; to demand; to take; to require
is something that; is that which
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
irresponsible; blithe; heedless; devil-may-care; sloppy; slipshod
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)
equipment; fixtures; furnishings; fittings; furniture; supplies
ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
quarrel; dispute; argument
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
surely; certainly; without doubt
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power