narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
surroundings; environs; circumference
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to face; to go towards; to head towards
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to stop walking; to pause
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert