nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
finish; end; completion; result
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
assertion; declaration; affirmation
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
again; once more; a second time
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to rest one's chin in one's hands
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to have meaning; to be meaningful
meaning; significance; sense
performance of one's official duties
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
originally; by nature; from the start
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...