pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
everything; anything; nothing
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
suffix for familiar person
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
had better ...; had better not ...
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to beat to death; to club to death; to kill
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good