maid; helper; help; assistance
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
water flea (Daphnia spp.)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
don't you think?; indicates question
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
after staying up all night
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
feeling; sense; impression
different (from); not the same (as)
single word; a few words; brief comment
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross