to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
life; living; I; me; student
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate