matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
don't you think?; indicates question
rather; better; instead; if anything
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
again; once more; a second time
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
corridor; hallway; passageway
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to begin to walk; to set out
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
after that; afterwards; thereafter
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
(garden) cemetery; park-style cemetery; memorial park
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of