to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
button (clothing); push-button
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
program (e.g. TV); programme
planning; project; plan; design
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
considerably; fairly; quite
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
beginning; outset; first; onset
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
originally; by nature; from the start
losing weight; slimming; lean person
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...