to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
growth period (in children)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
considerably; fairly; quite
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
so; like this; in this way
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
looking away; looking aside
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
speech; words; one's lines; remarks