named after; associated with; connected with
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to look attractive; to look nice
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to bring; to take; to bring about
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
financial power; financial means; wealth
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
tedious; boring; being fed up with
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
to discuss; to talk together
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
one of these days; someday; one day