to dig your own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to put your foot in it
calm; composed; leisurely
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
(another's) daughter; young lady
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
to serve; to work for; to attend
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
driving off a troublesome person; getting rid of a nuisance
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
looks; personal appearance; features
distrust; unjust suspicion
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
please; somehow or other; one way or another
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish
meaning; connotation; denotation
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river