to gather in a circle; to form a circle
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
setting a place; setting the table
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
in comparison to; rather than
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
ready-made; common-law (wife)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
considerably; fairly; quite
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
to have a meal; to take a meal
to be silent; to say nothing
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
beginning; outset; first; onset
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
something; some kind of; for some reason
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
(some) more; even more; longer; further
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
derailment; digression; deviation
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress