floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
even though; despite; when
to beckon (to); to invite; to give orders
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
one's destination; place where someone is going; source (of an object); origin; branch office
absence; disregard; indifference
just because; even if; even though
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
later on; eventually; afterwards
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
(smelling) strongly; pungently; reeking; angrily; sulkily; in a huff
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
this; our; right; justice; checking account
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
organization; organisation; forming
to cross one's mind; to be reminded
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
goldfish (Carassius auratus)
too (much); overly; excessively
generation; lifetime; age
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
halving; splitting evenly; sharing equally
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema; expulsion (from a gang)
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
waking; waking up; awakening
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses