orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
although I say; although one might say; although called
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)