carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
it's been a long time; long time no see
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
official business; public business
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up