floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
literally; to the letter; literal
safety; welfare; well-being
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
settlement; solution; resolution
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to mind; to care; to worry
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
favourite horse; favorite horse
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher
homeroom; form room; form class
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious