to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to be worried; to be troubled
treat (esp. food and drink); entertainment; treating someone (to a meal); gorgeous dinner; feast; excellent food
to be completely satisfied; to be completely contented
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
every month; each month; monthly
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
wide difference; a world of difference
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing