not understanding; not knowing
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(some) more; even more; longer; further
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
recommendation; referral; endorsement
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
don't you think?; indicates question
eagle (Accipitridae family)
craftsman; artisan; workman; carpenter
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
such; like that; that sort of; very
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
as (for); for; in the capacity of
everything working out as desired
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to feel; to sense; to experience
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
imagination; supposition; guess
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river