person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
losing the means of livelihood; (arch.) a samurai's annual rice stipend being suspended; (in fishing) the fish swimming upward after biting the fishhook
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
go that far; to that extent
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
street; quarter; district; area
to face; to go towards; to head towards
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic