standard; set; routine; decided
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
whip (cream, etc.); whipping; to whip; to whisk
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
assortment (of food); assorted dishes; combination platter
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
pure heart; naivete; innocence
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
second arrow; second move; second step
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
how; in what way; by what means
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
only; merely; but; no more than
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
(another's) daughter; young lady
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation