father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep
memories; recollections; reminiscence
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
farmer; farming family; farmhouse; School of Agrarianism (China); School of Agronomists
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
that; the matter in question
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to be found (e.g. unknown quantity in an equation); to be calculated
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
show tent; circus tent; freak show
to sell off; to dispose of
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
way; method; means; resource; course
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned