to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
imagination; supposition; guess
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
shadow figure; silhouette
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
alone; by oneself; on one's own
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
really; truly; indeed; good grief