structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
within; inside of; less than
to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
annotation; explanatory note; comment
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to look happy; to look pleased; to make eyes at (someone); to ogle
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
cooperation; collaboration
to look around; to survey
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)