floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
Vienna sausage; wiener; Vienna coffee; Viennese
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
trash can; garbage can; rubbish bin; dustbin
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
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
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to stop walking; to pause
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
brown; light brown; tawny
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
second (unit of time); arc second
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
what do you want?; can I help you?
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)