outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
leather shoes; leather boots
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
covered in mud; mud-caked
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to lay aside; to set aside
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
step; stride; counter for steps
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
place to go; place one can go
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)