scene; spectacle; sight; view
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to breathe out; to exhale
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
occupancy (rate); share (e.g. of market)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside