to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
intensive; concentrated; focused
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
result; effect; performance; success
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest