place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
planning; project; plan; design
having a poor endgame; missing at the last turn
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to accept; to receive; to agree
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
two persons; two people; pair; couple
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
book; volume; this; present; main; head
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
once a fool, always a fool; (lit.) idiots will only be cured when they die
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice