(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
food and drink; eating and drinking
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to have a meal; to take a meal
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
spring water; clear (pure) water
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
private citizen; civilian
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
good or bad luck; fortune
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
nervousness; oversensitivity
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
to have a talk; to tell a story
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon