to be bewildered; to be perplexed
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to get a haircut; to give a haircut; to cut hair
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to live; to make a living; to get on with
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
the ways of the world; human nature
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
several years; a few years
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
at a young age; while still young