bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to triumph; to be elated with success
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
how; in what way; how about
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring