dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sprinkle salt on; to salt
personal feelings; self-interest
annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
popular name; common name; given name
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair); to thin (hair); to reduce in volume
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
hairdresser; hairdressing
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
woman; lady; adult female
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
insecticide; insect repellent
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
outdoor fire with dense smoke to repel mosquitoes; mosquito-fumigation
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
newcomer; initiate; rookie