character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
submersion; inundation; being flooded
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
hello; good day; good afternoon
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
lost article; something forgotten
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to repeat; to do something over again
immediately; right away; on the spot
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
club activities; extracurricular activities
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter