floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to run out (e.g. of the room)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
just past noon; afternoon
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
deck (e.g. ship, tape, cassette, observation, train vestibule)
broadcast(ing) satellite; BS; satellite television
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
bet; wager; stake; gamble
meaning; significance; sense
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
soccer club (at a school); football club
old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)
prefectural high school; public high school
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
for example; for instance; e.g.
Japan Professional Football League (abbr)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
how many people; a number of people
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character