usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
manner of using one's hands
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
while; even though; despite
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case