box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
selection; choice; option
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
don't you think?; indicates question
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind