stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
strength; power; proficiency; ability
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
waste of time; killing time
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
comfort; consolation; diversion
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
established fact; fait accompli
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
no good; not allowed; not acceptable; outtake; blooper; retake
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...