hollow; mid-air; air; sky
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
pointing out; identification
tool; implement; means; furniture
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
rivet; tack; thumbtack; drawing-pin; hobnail
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
question; inquiry; enquiry
you (plural); all of you; you all
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that