bet; wager; stake; gamble
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
heel (of a shoe); heel (in pro wrestling); bad guy; player of villain roles
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
father; dad; husband; you; he
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall on one's backside
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
already; now; no longer; not any more
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
not worth considering; out of the question
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
being in abstraction; being dazed; being absentminded; stargazing
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
imagination; supposition; guess
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
eccentric; crank; oddball
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine