promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to speak; to hear a voice
to look around; to survey
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to subsist; to keep on living
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
slight; light; thin; faint; dim
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)