singing voice; (sound of) singing
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
small restaurant; eating house
wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
store interior; inside of a shop
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to shine in (light); to illuminate
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
bathing (in a lake, river, or in the sea); playing in the water; playing with water
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old