how long; how much; to what extent
loveable; very likeable; like very much
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
single word; a few words; brief comment
only; merely; but; no more than
to move (house); to change residence
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to jar; to creak; to grate
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
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to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
in the meanwhile; during the time
just one person; only one
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)