delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
morning; forenoon; just before noon
habit of idleness (laziness); indolence
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
preparation; arrangements
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
very loose; slowly; leisurely
to set (sun); to become dark
one more time; once more; once again
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
changing clothes; change of clothes
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
leaving everything up to someone else
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
how many months?; how long?
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
every place; various places
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)