apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
personal feelings; self-interest
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
tool; implement; means; furniture
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
territory; domain; dominion; possession
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
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)
right to decide; having say (in a decision)