floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
sash; sliding window frame (esp. metal)
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
in the end; on top of that
to polish up; to shine up
keeping things tidy and in order
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
end; close; conclusion; termination
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
it is no use crying over spilt milk
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
single-lens reflex camera; SLR
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos; covert filming
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
that's the way it is; such is life
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
back (of a chair); backrest
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency