to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
function; facility; faculty; feature
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to bring back; to restore
chair; stool; post; office; position
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
in comparison to; rather than
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
meaning; significance; sense
grasp; catch; understanding
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
now; the present time; just now; another; more
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
journal; magazine; periodical
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person