use; utility; effect; benefit
several types; several kinds; several species
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
serious look (on one's face); straight face
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
shengjian mantou; shengjian bao; type of small, pan-fried pork bun
charred; burnt black; scorched black
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
burn mark; grilled surface (e.g. on a steak)
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
don't worry about it; forget about it
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary