floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
growth period; growing season
boy; son; baby boy; young man
vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
very loose; slowly; leisurely
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
soaked; drenched; sopping; splashing; sloshing
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
weeding; weeder; weeding fork
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
tool; implement; means; furniture
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
icicle; ice pillar (for cooling a room); (arch.) ice
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus)
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
for raw consumption (of meat, shellfish, etc.)
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
time; season; period; phase; stage
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
blue mackerel (Scomber australasicus)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?