sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
instability; insecurity; crankiness
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to become dim; to become blurred
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
while; during; while; although; all; both
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
now; the present time; just now; another; more
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river