to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
vacant or unoccupied room
all-time low (price, in trading); record low; new low
splitting the cost; Dutch treat
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
several minutes; a few minutes
all over; all over the place; everywhere
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
anything and everything; just about everything
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
moist rice cracker; rice cracker covered in a soy-based sauce
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
how long; how much; to what extent