person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
that; the matter in question
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
conviction; belief; confidence
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve