the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
failure; mistake; blunder
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
fear of heights; acrophobia
at the height (peak) of one's popularity
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
work; business; company; study
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
it seems so; that's what it looks like
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
and; thereupon; because of that
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river