to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to be prolonged; to drag on
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to have a meal; to take a meal
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to employ; to hire; to charter
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
at first; in the beginning; originally
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket