to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
memory; sense; experience
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
pointing out; identification
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
ability; capability; skill
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
if it is (the case that ...)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver