form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
great joy; delight; jubilation
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
sexual (i.e. relating to biological sex); sexual (relations, attraction, abuse, etc.)
every evening; night after night
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
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
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
I see; that's right; indeed
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
participation; joining; entry
attendee; participant; person present
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to have a talk; to tell a story
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic