perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
serious look (on one's face); straight face
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
single word; a few words; brief comment
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
scriptwriter; screenwriter
settlement; solution; resolution
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
until now; so far; up to the present
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
all; entire; whole; altogether
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time