possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
little by little; bit by bit
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
powerful person; influential person
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
foster mother; adoptive mother
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
imagination; supposition; guess
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
burlesque; low comedy; farce
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning