with the exception of; excepting; excluding
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
art of self-defense (defence)
training; drill; practice; discipline
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
use; utilization; utilisation; application
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
stairs; stairway; staircase
to be surprised; to be astonished
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize