to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
stairs; stairway; staircase
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
how; in what way; how about
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...