yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
physical education; PE; gym (class)
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
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
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
the way back; the way home; return trip
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to recall; to remember; to recollect
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
how can (one) do something
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
in the same way as; just like
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out