period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to ask a question; to ask questions
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
how; in what way; how about; questionable
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to concern; to be related
staying the night; lodging (at)
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river