corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
royal castle; imperial castle
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
self-torturing; masochistic
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
reduction by half; halving
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
wrong; different; not like that
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)