without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
how; in what way; how about
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert