this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
(school) subject; curriculum; course; item; heading; entry
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
senior high school; high school
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
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)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification