oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
another time; some other time
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
back (of a chair); backrest
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
many; much; plenty; hardly
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
information board; building directory
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
my husband; one's family; family member
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
government office; public office
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
old wound; scar; unpleasant past experience; painful memory; past misdeed
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
man; male; masculine gender
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
counter seat; seat at the counter
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
extremely; very; really; super; so
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade