to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley
living thing; living creature; animal; life
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
don't worry about it; forget about it
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
not caring; not giving a damn
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
hero; manly person; warrior
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
big leakage; uncontained leak
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
memory; sense; experience
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
person who is ignorant of the real world; (lit.) frog in a well
croak; ribbit; sound of frogs
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
way of talking; speaking style