comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
with repeated sharp blows; whack after whack; strictly; harshly; vigorously; singlemindedly
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
galloping around on a horse; running around; making every effort (to do); exerting oneself
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
all; entire; whole; altogether
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
once again; yet again; (there you go) again
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
losing one's means of livelihood; suspension of a samurai's annual rice stipend; fish swimming upwards after biting a fishhook
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
woman; female; feminine gender
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
don't you think?; indicates question