with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
you (plural); all of you; you all
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
by myself; in person; by oneself
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful