so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
ill-bred; poorly brought up
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to be offended; to get angry; to be stuffy; to be stifling; firmly (shutting one's mouth)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
the other day; a few days ago
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
something like ...; something called ...
discipline; training; teaching manners
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
both hands; both arms; ten
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
with a start; with a jump
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
endless; boundless; everlasting
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself