bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
distant look; faraway look
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
that's the way it is; such is life
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to have a smattering knowledge of
real thing; original; actual
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
third day of the month; three days
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
dozens; scores of; decades
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to drop; to let fall; to omit
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless