poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
either way; in any case; one way or another
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
a great variety of; diversity
and; thereupon; because of that
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)
distant look; faraway look
South American folk music; Andean music; folk customs; folk music; folklore
charango; small lute-like stringed instrument, orig. from Bolivia
talk; recital; narration; topic
minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
irregular; indeterminate; tramp (steamer)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
shop; small store; business; firm
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)