currently popular; in fashion; trendy
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
good feeling; feeling good
one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
righteousness; justice; right
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
each place; various places
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
leaving everything up to someone else
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
adventure story; novel of adventure
last week; the week before
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
the other day; a few days ago
ohajiki; traditional Japanese children's game similar to marbles, played with coin-shaped pieces made of coloured glass or plastic
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
way; method; means; (technical) specification