good prospects; full of hope; promising
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
generation; the world; the age
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)
to tighten; to press hard
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
caller; visitor; company; guest
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
maid; helper; help; assistance
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
municipal railway; city streetcar; tram
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
condensed milk; Soviet Union
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
half and half; fifty-fifty