intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
trivial; not amounting to much
to be expensive; to be costly
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
meaning; significance; sense
calm; composed; cool; quiet
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to be encouraged by initial success; to get a taste for; to yearn for more
desirable prey; easy game; easy mark; easy prey; easy target
to easily defeat; to eat (one's opponent) alive; to bilk; to swindle; to dupe
honour; honor; glory; privilege
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
living room (Western style); sitting room
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
light blue; pale blue; aqua
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on