to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to look around; to survey
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
washing machine; (clothes) washer
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to go out and away; to leave
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
conviction; belief; confidence
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
experiment; experimentation
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
what kind of; what sort of; what
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
end; extremity; limit; result; outcome; upshot
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly