there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
deterioration; becoming decrepit; becoming worn out
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
child on the waiting list (for a kindergarten, nursery school, etc.)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
truant; school dropout; child who refuses to attend school
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
(very) cheap; (very) inexpensive; cut-price; bargain (price)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
number one; first; best; most; game; round
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
strategy meeting; council of war
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
script; libretto; scenario
beginning; outset; first; onset