to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
standing tall; towering; soaring
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
to mix; to stir; to blend
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to incorporate; to include; to fill (a vessel) with
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
front entrance; front door
interior design; interior; upholstery
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
rising; ascending; climbing
dozens; scores of; decades
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
arched ceiling; vaulted ceiling; domed ceiling; circular ceiling
carving; engraving; sculpture
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
some; several; many; how many; how much; very