head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
Hyottoko; comical male character with puckered, skewed mouth; clown; ugly mug; ugly guy
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice; black rice
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
it is not (like that) either
no!; no no!; no, not at all
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
simply; merely; only; solely
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
because of; owing to; due to
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
ago; since; before; previous
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
this and that; various things
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
please (give me); please (do for me)
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
strainer; colander; filter