should not be; must not be
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
(acting as an) intermediate; mediation; employment office (Edo period)
almost every day; almost daily
small shot bar with an all-female staff
drinking party; banquet; feast
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
good humour (humor); good mood
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
father and mother; parents
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
bare livelihood; subsistence
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
countries; (various) nations
to get benefit from; to profit from; to gain benefit
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
in this kind of situation