(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
pay; salary; wages; allowance; grant; supply
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
boat to transport mud; (fictional) boat made of (dried) mud
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
anything and everything; just about everything
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
conviction; belief; confidence
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to be bloodcurdling; to be ghastly
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
playing the victim; playing the victim card
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to thrust away; to send flying
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
double; twice (as much); twofold
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break
to cut corners; to be shoddy
otherwise; or else; if not
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
otherwise; or else; if not
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall on one's backside
to miss a chance; to fail to do
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home