to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
nut (as in nut and bolt); (edible) nut; nat; natural unit of information
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to spit out; to eject; to dump
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
war; fighting; fierce competition
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
after that; afterwards; thereafter
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)