proposition; thesis; task; problem; giving a title; naming
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
erratic; offbeat; wild; unconventional; extraordinary; weird
movie; film; motion picture
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
now available (e.g. for sale); now showing (e.g. film, exhibition)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to complain; to make a complaint
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
romantic film; love movie
at that time; in those days
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
conviction; belief; confidence
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
even if ...; even supposing that ...
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
amount of experience; experience level; experience point; exp; XP
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
junior high school student; middle school pupil