flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
ignition; lighting; firing; setting off
item; article; dish; course; finest item
proposal; offer; request; application
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to fry; to saute; to stir-fry
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
one scene (e.g. in a movie)
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
oof (i.e. a grunt of effort); a lot; plenty
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
small number; few; minority
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
during; for the duration of