(turned out) all right in the end
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
assertion; declaration; affirmation
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
rather than; more ... than ...
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
core; core; hardcore; all-out
transcendence; excellence; superiority; super; extremely; awfully
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
hitting the maximum value of a numeric counter
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
weapon of mass destruction; WMD
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit