stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that day; the very same day
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
they; those guys; those fellows
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
foreign; abroad; overseas
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that