through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
explosion; rupture; break off
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
than; from; out of; except; but; more
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
moving about; stirring about
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
news; word; tidings; omen
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
without; but if; otherwise; or else
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
so; like this; in this way
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign