stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
considerably; greatly; a lot
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
feeling; sense; impression
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
ultimate; final; last; eventual
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
rhythmically (beating, e.g. gong); clip-clopping (e.g. horse); crumbly; ambling; strolling; dozing
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
thank you for your continued patronage
please (give me); please (do for me)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time