living thing; organism; creature; biology
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to say; to be called; to do
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
don't you think?; indicates question
certainly; surely; definitely
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
but; however; provided that
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
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)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
word game; wordplay; playing with words
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
slowly and quietly; smoothly
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan