child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
in comparison to; rather than
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
please (give me); please (do for me)
training; drill; practice; discipline
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands