pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
going to and fro; back and forth
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to dispatch (someone); to send; to make go fast (a car, horse, etc.); to drive; to move quickly (one's pen, eyes, etc.); to run (one's eyes over something)
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
if so; in that case; in that situation
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
preference; priority; precedence
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)