invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
current value; price; market value
thousands; several thousand
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
relatively; comparatively
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
fellow pupil (apprentice)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
two (long cylindrical things)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
point in common; common feature
string instrument; stringed instrument
general; popular; common; typical
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
be (that) as it may; having said that
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that