absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
while; during; while; although; all; both
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
contrary to one's expectations
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
again; once more; a second time
to telephone; to make a phone call
sorry to bother you again
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
corridor; hallway; passageway
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
danger; peril; hazard; risk
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
illegal channel; back channel; black market
bathing; going in the bath
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
abrupt; sudden; unexpected