floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
living room (Western style); sitting room
to encamp; to take up positions
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
primary school; elementary school; grade school
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
honorific/polite/humble prefix
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
younger brother and sister