contract; compact; agreement
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
simply; merely; only; solely
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
show; exhibition; spectacle
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
war; battle; match; game; competition
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
to put into effect; to put into practice
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
questions and answers; dialogue
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
human intellect; knowledge
supreme; sublime; highest
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness