woman; female; feminine gender
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
nothing but; except; no more than
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond (shape)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
the same night; that night
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
will not do; do not; does not