seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
corridor; hallway; passageway
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to shout (in anger); to yell
with a start; with a jump
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to thrust away; to send flying
to collapse into; to flop onto
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
plump; with a thud; heavily
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
abuse; curse; swearing; insult
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)