last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
sidewalk café; footpath café
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
factory; plant; mill; workshop
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
triangle; triangular shape