work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
Daniel; Daniele; Danielle; Daniell
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
painting (houses, fences, etc.)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
essence; true nature; substance; reality
one (more) effort; one (more) push; a try; a go
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to complete decisively; to do to completion
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
scenery; scene; landscape
anyway; anyhow; as one likes; by all means; at any cost; no matter what it takes
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple