until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
garden (esp. with trees); park
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to express in a roundabout way
to be downhearted; to look miserable
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
handrail; railing; banister
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
serious wound; serious injury
imagination; supposition; guess
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
it's been a long time; long time no see
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
scenery; scene; landscape
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
great difference; major mistake
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
different (from); not the same (as)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
real experience; actual observations
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to attempt; to test; to try out
sympathy; empathy; response