unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to dance; to perform dance steps
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
chair; stool; post; office; position
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
don't you think?; indicates question
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to need; to demand; to take; to require
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied