brand-new article; new item
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
major cleanup; spring cleaning
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
fluff (clump of fabric fibres); lint; ball of dust; dustball
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
cleaning with a cloth (floors, etc.); dirty work; low-level work; apprentice work
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
impossible to do (although wants to)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
preparation; arrangements
only; merely; but; no more than
(staying) one night; overnight stay; overnight rental; per-night rental
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
hair (on the head); (a) hair
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
exhausted; worn out; battered (esp. of clothing); worn out; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
sunlight; rays of the Sun