endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
election; selection; choice
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
very much; very many; more and more
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
being interested in somebody (only) for sex
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
large number (of); many; majority
coexistence; living together
erotic novel; amorous novel; pornographic novel
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
suddenly; all of a sudden
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
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
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly