originally; by nature; from the start
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
not worth considering; out of the question
account book; register; ledger
while; during; while; although; all; both
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
all you have to do is; just; that's all
customer traffic; customers; custom
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
the place for; the time for; the level of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing