lock; padlock; tablet; lozenge; pill
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
only; merely; but; no more than
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
don't you think?; indicates question
duplicate key; pass key; master key; skeleton key
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
just managing; with great difficulty
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to fall asleep; to sleep deeply
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
of course; certainly; naturally
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to become clear; to be made public
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
forwarding agency; express company
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
memory; sense; experience
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison