pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
collecting series of stamps at railway stations, tourist spots, etc.
mall; maul (in rugby); mole; Moor; molding
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
fertilized egg; fertilised egg
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
your husband; her husband
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
probability; likelihood; chances
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
strangeness; abnormality; disorder