then; well; so; well then
participation; joining; entry
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
corridor; hallway; passageway
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
in the meanwhile; during the time
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
that; the matter in question
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
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)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
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.)
to hand (over); to deliver in person
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to change (lower-body clothing: shoes, pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (the wrong shoes)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
had better ...; had better not ...
feeling; sense; impression
to look into; to peep into; to peer into
again; once more; a second time
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing