floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
when it becomes; when it comes to
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
air conditioning; air cooling
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
not caring; not giving a damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
suffix for familiar person
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
feeling; sense; impression
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
senior high school; high school