floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
(with a) start; fright; alarm
talk; recital; narration; topic
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
falling together; mutual destruction; joint bankruptcy
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
to seek a path; to find one's way
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
this way and that; (by) various means; (by) every means
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to eat too much; to overeat
Buddhist country; the land of Buddha; Buddhist paradise
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
that's right; yes; uh-huh
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
day by day; every day; by the day
literally; to the letter; literal
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
restoration; repair; mending
set of three; three sets; three classes
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
unknown; strange; I don't care; that's irrelevant; whatever
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)