profitable; worn-out; crumbling
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
chair; stool; post; office; position
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
stepping back; drawing back
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
the scruff or nape of the neck
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
husband and wife; married couple
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to cease; to stop; to be over
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
please (give me); please (do for me)
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream