stag seaweed (Codium fragile); green sea fingers; dead man's fingers; felty fingers; forked felt-alga; sponge seaweed
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
ridiculously good reception; being extremely well-received
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to recall; to remember; to recollect
laughing while reminiscing
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
number one; first; best; most; game; round
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
of course; certainly; naturally
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family