situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
progress; being under way
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to this extent; to this degree; this much
sorry; excuse me; thank you
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
pointing out; identification
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious