to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to be torn off; to come off
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
imperial court; royal court
to have a talk; to tell a story
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture