to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
several minutes; a few minutes
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
time; hour; period; class
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
bed; berth; crib; cot; bedroom
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm