floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
handrail; railing; banister
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
route map (buses, trains, etc.)
electric noticeboard; electric scoreboard; electric bulletin board
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
north entrance; north exit
scale; scope; plan; structure
sanshin; Okinawan traditional three-stringed instrument; precursor to the shamisen
success; prosperity; boom
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to be found; to be discovered
counter for choices, options, etc.
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
age range; age-group; age bracket
to look young; to seem young
university student; college student
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient