guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to detain; to check; to restrain
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
ago; since; before; previous
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
settlement; solution; resolution
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
many; much; plenty; hardly
to take to task; to take it out on
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
had better ...; had better not ...
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
attractive face and figure
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
never ceasing; never ending; endless
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to pluck; to pick; to tear