outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collapse; to flop (onto)
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
school rules; school regulations
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
Joseph; Josef; Jozef; Josephs
pizzeria; pizza parlor (parlour); pizza place
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
counter for books; volume
to get between; to be caught in
number of articles; number of items; quantity
parroting back; repeating (another's words) like a parrot
bill; handbill; flyer; flier; leaflet; poster
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient