tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
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; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
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; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
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; come now
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 down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
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; 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 close; to finish
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
after that; afterwards; thereafter
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come