to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
price; cost; value; worth; value
outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track
commander; commanding officer; CO
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
together with; same; both; all; including ...
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
useful thing; usable article
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
control; management (e.g. of a business)
case worker; case officer
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
audience (with a person of high standing)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
in proportion to; according to; depending on
close to the wall; alongside the wall
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sitting in circle; round straw mat
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
weave; weaving; woven item
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
curious; strange; unusual
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through