(starting) from nothing; from scratch
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
basic mistake; careless mistake
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
pull-up (exercise); chin-up; chinning; suspension; dangling; hanging
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
preparation; provision; guarding
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
all present; all concerned; all of us
to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
respect and affection; love and respect
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
calm; composed; cool; quiet
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
finger; hands and fingers; hands
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening