to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to throw into; to toss into
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collapse into; to flop onto
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
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
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
guard; sentinel; garrison
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
without eating or drinking
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy