listen!; you see; mind you; remember
of course; certainly; naturally
rather; better; instead; if anything
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
apartment building; housing complex
simple; simplified; easy; plain
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
proposal; proposition; suggestion
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to lean against; to set against
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)