to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
freckles; buckwheat chaff
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to continue to work; to work away (at)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
after that; afterwards; thereafter
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
devoted; self-sacrificing
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)