alone; by oneself; on one's own
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
convenient; handy; useful
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to press against each other; to huddle together
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
meaning; significance; sense
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit