calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
storehouse; warehouse; godown
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
just because; even if; even though
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
how; in what way; by what means
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
stupid brat; son of a bitch
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
exposure to the sun; sunny place; per day
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend