terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
this world; this life; world of the living
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
in that way; like that; that way
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to recover consciousness; to come to
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
older brother; elder brother
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
-less; lacking; non-existing