to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
action; operation; effect; function
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
subjective symptoms; patient's complaints
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
bio-; biotechnology; VAIO (Sony brand-name)