suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
everything; anything; nothing
stagnation; hindrance; delay
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
so; like this; in this way
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable