important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
opinion; point of view; visual point
incident; affair; happening; event
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
of course; certainly; naturally
one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
solitude; loneliness; isolation
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
Balcony of Appearances; balcony where the imperial family appears before the public; (sports) interview platform; winner's platform; dancing platform (in a disco)
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
clear; translucent; brilliant; sweetly ringing (as the tinklings of jade)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
singing to one's own accompaniment; reciting while playing the shamisen, biwa, etc.
wrapped offering (of money)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
theatre; theater; playhouse
exclusive; attached to; specialist
contract; compact; agreement
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem