zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
good God; good deities; true teachings of Buddha
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
many; numerous; various; large number of
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
to concern; to be related
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
rewinding (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
at; in; at; when; by; with
to knock down; to knock off
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
evil spirit (that possesses someone); demon; devil
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone