correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
incident; affair; happening; event
mental; spiritual; emotional
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
body; physical system; (the) person
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
so; like this; in this way
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
tedious; boring; being fed up with
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
one by one; one each; one at a time
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops