sorry; excuse me; thank you
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to jar; to creak; to grate
to recall; to remember; to recollect
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
one thin flat object; one sheet
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof