to begin; to set about; to start
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
workshop; studio; atelier
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
story; tale; talk; discussion
himself; yourself; herself
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to mislead; to misguide
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
should; must; -able; probably; likely
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
self-determination; suicide
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
soldier; combatant; warrior