floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collapse into; to flop onto
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
older sister; elder sister
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
meaning; significance; sense
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
all (there is); as long as there is
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to be too numerous; to be too much
(enter into, be in) a state of war
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to maintain; to continue to have
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days