precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to adorn oneself; to dress oneself up; to give an air of; to make oneself seem like
immediately; right away; on the spot
absentmindedly; dazedly; vaguely
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
calamity; disaster; accident
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
invisibly; secretly; privately
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
lost article; something forgotten
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
match (to light fire with)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits