gathering spot; haunt; rendezvous; meeting place; hang-out
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
shopping; purchased goods
orderliness; put in order; tidying up; arranging neatly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
evening meal; dinner; supper
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to check; to stop; to keep back
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
seasoning; flavour; flavor
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
to be saved up (of money)
subtracting points; deducting points; points deducted