minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
document; official papers
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
head; chief; boss; leader
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
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
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
clanging; empty; deserted
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
until now; so far; up to the present
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)