early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
having slow reflexes; being nonathletic; person who is not athletic
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
with a broad grin; smirking
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
physical condition; state of health
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to be kind to; to treat kindly
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
unidentified flying object; UFO
writing (an essay, prose, etc.); composition; formal writing with little real meaning
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
expression; presentation; representation; notation
metallic sound; metallic clank
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily