gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
door; gate; opening; title page
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
no one at all; no one, who he or she may be
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
corridor; hallway; passageway
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
while; even though; despite
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
please (give me); please (do for me)
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?