order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for go pieces; counter for surrounded positions (in go)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to use up all one's strength
ring; loop (of rope); halo (of an angel)
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
in that manner; like that
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
convenient; handy; useful
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
and; thereupon; because of that
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
two times; twice; two degrees
failure; mistake; blunder
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
skilfully; skillfully; successfully; smoothly; deliciously
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
decoration; ornament; trimmings
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to say no more; to sink into silence
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to set (sun); to become dark
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to collect; to assemble; to gather