ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
clearing one's throat; cough
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
two (long cylindrical things)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
tedious; boring; being fed up with
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
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
all; entire; whole; altogether
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
thorough; exhaustive; complete
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
sympathy; compassion; pity
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
reopening; resumption; restarting
to go past; to pass; to pass by
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout