thin; slender; fine; unlucky
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
improvisation; improvization
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
destruction; collapse; crumbling
to be in danger of; to be liable to
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
taking refuge; evacuation; backup (of data)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that