people; men and women; each person; everybody
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
now; the present time; just now; another; more
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
forcibly; against one's will
to order; to command; to appoint
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
those (near the second person)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to