to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
with these words; while saying
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to hide; to keep to oneself
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
matter (to attend to); business; affair; use; need
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
thereupon; shortly thereafter
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
of course; certainly; naturally
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any