castle (in place names); castle; fortress
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
in comparison to; rather than
sickroom; hospital room; ward
poor physical health; bad shape
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
after a long time; for the first time in a while
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
corridor; hallway; passageway
surely; certainly; without doubt
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
proposal; proposition; suggestion
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
oden made with hatcho miso
curry udon; udon with curry sauce
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
Cochin (breed of chicken)
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
summary; digest; outline; abstract
now that; since; so long as; because
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize