floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
company president; manager; director
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
ten; 10; ten years of age
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
up until now; as recently as the present
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
regulation; adjustment; control
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
sexual act; sexual intercourse
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
real thing; original; actual
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort