floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to pick up; to find; to gather
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to worry about the future
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
one thin flat object; one sheet
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (card suit)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK
air of luxury; high class feel
typeface; style of handwriting; calligraphic style
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
company; corporation; workplace
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
company president; manager; director
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on