heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
the more one looks (at it) the more...
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
book making (binding, publishing)
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
journal; magazine; periodical
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
enumeration; citation; listing
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
early on; earlier on; from early
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
done; just done; just finished
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding