floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
question; inquiry; enquiry
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
match (to light fire with)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness