to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to jar; to creak; to grate
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
outside of; not covered by
had better ...; had better not ...
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
another dimension; different level; whole other level
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
stairs; stairway; staircase
beyond that point; after that