should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
such; like that; that sort of; very
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
calm; composed; leisurely
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
weapons; arms; fighting with swords; sword fight
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
falling down; lacking the energy to stand; collapsing
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading