way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to be silent; to say nothing
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
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
bathroom antechamber; dressing room; sink area; changing room (at a bathhouse, swimming pool, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
washing place (e.g. for laundry or tableware); place for washing oneself in a bathroom
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
right side; right-hand side
sense of orientation; sense of direction
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave