floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)
cookware; cooking utensil
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
study; research; investigation
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
sommelier; wine steward; wine expert at a restaurant who advises guests on a choice of wines
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
bacterium; bacteria; germ
stickiness; gumminess; sticky material; clay
by means of; due to; because of; according to
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
human being; human; person; character (of a person)