floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
reserving (for exclusive use); (full) booking; chartering; block reservation
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
had better ...; had better not ...
back; rear; background; backdrop; backing; support; going backwards
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be helpful; to be useful
beginning; outset; first; onset
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
the front; honest; upright; decent
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
both hands; both arms; ten
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to concern; to be related