arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
on the occasion of; at the time of
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
serve; serving (e.g. of food)
probability; likelihood; chances
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
that's the way it is; such is life
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
all; entire; whole; altogether
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
clearing one's throat; cough
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
primary cause; main factor
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student