alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
mizu yōkan; soft adzuki-bean jelly
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to install; to equip; to mount; to fix (in place); to set up
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
(inflectional) ending of a word; end of a sentence
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to give up searching (for someone or something)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
question; inquiry; enquiry
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
supply; provision; service; supply
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby