not becoming a problem; out of the question; not worth considering; insignificant; negligible
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
future prospects; promise
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
that's the way it is; such is life
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to hang (something) on the wall
analog clock; analog watch
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
to shed light; to cast light
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
interior design; interior; upholstery
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
to breathe out; to exhale
to talk to oneself; to mutter
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
registration; accession; register; entry; record; subscription
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight