everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
self-torturing; masochistic
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
to refuse; to decline; to deny
economical; efficient; lean; compact
curvilinear beauty; curvaceousness
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to watch over; to watch attentively
to put into the mouth; to eat
to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
simple honesty; tactless frankness
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
in the future; another day; later
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn