to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
transmigration; reincarnation; metempsychosis
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
Japanese person; Japanese people
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
incident; affair; happening; event
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
very much; very many; more and more
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
old friend; old acquaintance
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement