carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
what time; (lit.) which hour
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
testimony; (verbal) evidence
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
only; merely; but; no more than
several minutes; a few minutes
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
company; corporation; workplace
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
story; tale; talk; discussion
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
so; like this; in this way
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
originally; by nature; from the start
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous