to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
striking; remarkable; considerable
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
The Flea Waltz (piano piece); Der Flohwalzer; Chopsticks (UK)
to speak; to say; to vocalize
to step on; to trample down; to tread on
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to jump upon (a moving object)
foot; tootsie; tootsy; toddle; walk
image; figure; figure; form; image
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
how; in what way; how about; questionable