guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
cardioplegia; heart attack
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
invisibly; secretly; privately
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to stumble (over); to trip; to fail; to suffer a setback
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...