first time; first innings; initial attempt; first; initial
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
letting (someone) die without helping
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to draw (the winning ticket); to apply; to compare; to put (oneself in someone's position)
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
as if it were about oneself
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
again; once more; a second time
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
second (unit of time); arc second
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)