outskirts (of a town); run-down district
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
questions and answers; dialogue
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
many problems; various problems
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
performing a part in one's own play; playing a musical piece that one has written; doing everything by oneself (from preparation to execution); put-up job; charade; sock-puppeting (i.e. pretending to be more than one person on the Internet)
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
price; cost; value; worth; value
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
with spirit; courageously; resolutely
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
atrocity; outrage; heinousness
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
somersault; looping-the-loop
safety zone; traffic island
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
thus; in this way; like this