cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
by means of; due to; because of; according to
pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to work without sleep or rest
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
as you see; as you can see
these guys; these fellows
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
honorific/polite/humble prefix
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
first meeting; first interview with
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)