to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to step over or across; to overcome
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to cross the line; to go too far
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
adds force or indicates command
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to fix one's hair (hairdo) (esp. if disheveled); to straighten one's hair; to make an adjustment to one's hair; to do (up) one's hair
to apologize; to apologise
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate