claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to be surprised; to be astonished
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
cookware; cooking utensil
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
study; research; investigation
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
sommelier; wine steward; wine expert at a restaurant who advises guests on a choice of wines
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow