is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
door; gate; opening; title page
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to begin to walk; to set out
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly