figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
item; something that one "just has to have"
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
in succession; one by one
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
in the same way as; just like
to have a meal; to take a meal
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
excursion; field trip; school trip