establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
one end; an end; part; fragment
to flare up; to burst into flames
bossy person; self-appointed manager; bossyboots
to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
major volcanic eruption; large-scale eruption; violent eruption; great eruption
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up