body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
wing length (esp. of a bird); wingspan (esp. of an aircraft)
metre; meter; meter; gauge
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
fall; drop; descent; coming down
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)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
charm; talisman; tally; sign; mark; fu
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to breathe out; to exhale
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
how; in what way; how about
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
danger; peril; hazard; risk
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others