unexpectedly; surprisingly
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
indicate reason; infers some protest
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to find out; to discover; to locate
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to set (sun); to become dark
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
symbol; code; sign; notation