difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
self-defense; self-defence
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to look away; to avert one's eyes
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
suddenly; all of a sudden
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
noisy; confused; uproarious
button (clothing); push-button
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
phantom; vision; illusion
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch