dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to begin talking; to open up
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
mountain hamlet; mountain village
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
prostitution; call girl business
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
step; stride; counter for steps
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
now; the present time; just now; another; more