as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
difference; variation; difference
to feel; to sense; to experience
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
wherein; therein; thereinto
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
chair; stool; post; office; position
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...