origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
to concur; to be the same (thought, opinion, etc.); to have the same way of doing
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
equality; impartiality; evenness
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
in the future; another day; later
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collapse; to flop (onto)
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
earthly paradise; Shangri-la
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
means; way; method; measure