origin;  beginning;  variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width);  for kimonos: at least 10 m in length;  tip;  extremity
 sound;  noise;  note;  fame;  Chinese-derived character reading
 oh!;  good heavens!;  ugh!;  oh no!;  ah!;  the penny drops!
 force;  strength;  capability;  ability;  efficacy;  effect;  effort
 please (give me);  please (do for me)
 older sister;  elder sister
 to come off;  to be removed;  to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.);  to be caught;  to be harvested;  to be interpreted (as);  to be taken (as)
 heigh-ho;  heave-ho;  alley oop
 muscle;  tendon;  vein;  artery;  fiber;  fibre;  line
 use;  utilization;  utilisation;  application
 listen!;  you see;  mind you;  remember
 counter for occurrences;  a time;  an instance;  inning (baseball);  round;  episode;  chapter
 last;  final;  end;  conclusion;  rust
 complete;  completion;  perfection;  accomplishment
 thank you for your hard work;  good work;  see you;  goodbye;  goodnight
 to receive;  to get;  to eat;  to drink;  to be crowned with;  to wear (on one's head)
 yes;  that is correct;  um;  errr;  huh?;  grrr
 to eat;  to live;  to make a living;  to bite;  to sting (as insects do);  to tease;  to torment
 sesame seeds;  sesame (Sesamum indicum)
 called;  named;  as many as;  as much as;  all ...;  every single ...
 major cleanup;  spring cleaning
 good;  advantage;  sake;  purpose;  consequence;  result
 to decide;  to choose;  to clinch (a victory);  to decide (the outcome of a match);  to persist in doing;  to go through with;  to always do
 custom;  convention;  tradition;  mores;  conventional practice
 considerably;  fairly;  quite
 minute (unit of time);  fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
 going down;  fall;  knocking down (in boxing);  flooring;  being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.);  being down (e.g. with a cold);  going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
 medium;  average;  moderation;  middle school;  China;  volume two (of three);  during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
 physical condition;  state of health
 to surpass;  to outstrip;  to excel
 to wait;  to await;  to look forward to;  to depend on;  to need
 near;  close;  beside;  vicinity;  proximity;  besides
 New Year's Eve;  end of the year
 floor;  stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player);  dining platform built across a river
 the passing year;  the old year
 the Dog (eleventh sign of the Chinese zodiac);  hour of the Dog (around 8pm, 7-9pm, or 8-10pm);  west-northwest;  ninth month of the lunar calendar
 dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris);  squealer;  rat;  loser;  asshole;  counterfeit
 I'm sorry;  my apologies;  may I come in?;  permission;  leave;  dismissal
 to sit;  to squat;  to assume (a position);  to hold steady;  to hold still
 second (unit of time);  arc second
 dangerous;  risky;  in danger;  in jeopardy;  uncertain;  unreliable