rural district; farming area
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
serious; severe; grave; acute
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
rule; reign; peaceful times
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to burn to a crisp; to scorch
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
well-cooked; well-done; browned
to go past; to pass; to pass by
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
nature; property; disposition
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
questions and answers; dialogue
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to find out; to discover; to locate