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)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
fall; drop; descent; coming down
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
almost; roughly; approximately
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
suffix for familiar person
to ask a high price; to overcharge
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to go out and away; to leave
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
full view; plain sight; completely visible
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to fall on one's backside
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
ago; since; before; previous
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
rather; better; instead; if anything
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that