tension; mental strain; nervousness
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
(some) more; even more; longer; further
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
determination; resolution
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
in that way; thus; so; so?
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
all; entire; whole; altogether
live music or performance
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
lower seat; seat at bottom of the table
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
surely; certainly; without doubt
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading