(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to jar; to creak; to grate
all present; all concerned; all of us
called; known as; that; to say
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
large bathhouse with many different services; deluxe public bath
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
animal husbandry; livestock industry
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
shipping; shipment; forwarding; sending (goods); delivery
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to perceive; to understand
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...