to be born; to come into this world
number one; first; best; most; game; round
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to entrust; to leave to a person
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
all times and places; all ages and countries
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to collect; to assemble; to gather
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
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)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
surroundings; environs; circumference
big talk; boasting; bragging
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to collapse into; to flop onto
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)