by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
junior high school student; middle school pupil
graduation ceremony; commencement
admonitory speech (e.g. to students); words of admonition
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
existence; being; presence
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
society; the world; the times
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
(political) power; authority; influence
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
to be infected; to be contagious
about this time; about now
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...