first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to be silent; to say nothing
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
colored pencil; coloured pencil
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on