spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to rain incessantly; to downpour
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
family; members of a family
safety; welfare; well-being
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
explosion; rupture; break off
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to increase; to add to; to augment
to be silent; to say nothing
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
along the river; riverside
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
accommodation; reception; seating; custody (e.g. awaiting deportation); internment; admission
slightly injured person; slightly wounded person; person with minor injuries