staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
dealing with; coping with
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to come to one's senses; to calm down
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
don't you think?; indicates question
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
question; inquiry; enquiry
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
knowing; (an) acquaintance