to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
fishing industry; fishery
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
political issue (problem)
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to be wide-awake; to be wakeful; to be unable to sleep