fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
to be grateful; to feel grateful; to be thankful
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
one's self-possession; one's presence of mind
head; chief; chairman; governor; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
call; summons; convening; convocation
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
not caring; not giving a damn
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to happen to meet; to come across
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
online meeting; video conference
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)