glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
living by oneself; living alone
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
in comparison to; rather than
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
(some) more; even more; longer; further
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
settlement; solution; resolution
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to be frank; to drop all pretense
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
how can (one) do something
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to some extent; to a certain extent
now that; since; so long as; because
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
tendency; trend; inclination