beautiful woman; (a) beauty
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
welcome!; nice to see you!
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
maid; helper; help; assistance
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good