oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
curious; strange; unusual
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
proposal; proposition; suggestion
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
feeling; sense; impression
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
chair; stool; post; office; position
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
convenient; handy; useful
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
just a minute; small quantity
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
considerably; greatly; a lot
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on