interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
summer sky; summery weather; clear, blazing summer weather
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
directly opposite; right in front
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
four corners; four ordinal directions
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
contrived; false-sounding
having said that; on the other hand
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
expression; presentation; representation; notation
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station