a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
just because; even if; even though
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to feel; to sense; to experience
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
man; male; masculine gender
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction