above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
with all one's strength; with all one's might
to move (house); to change residence
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
person who has met an unnatural death; person accidentally killed
look of death; shadow of death
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to thrust down; to push off
concussion (of the brain)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)