(not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) altogether
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
sweet and sour; bittersweet (feeling)
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to collapse; to flop (onto)
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
kiss; squeak (of a mouse); with a slurp
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay
to carry into (esp. an injured person into a hospital); to take into; to bring into
blow; hit (on the body); beating
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation; health education (school subject)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
very intensive training; very hard training
stamina; energy; stamina-boosting (esp. of meat dishes containing raw egg yolks, garlic, Chinese chives, etc.)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
to breathe while sleeping
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
(unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence; happening (performance)
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
geisha; dressed-up beautiful woman
nonsense; (having) terrible taste; unstylish
again; once again; yet again