to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
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
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
several weeks; a few weeks
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
older brother; elder brother
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
something; some kind of; for some reason
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to be found; to be discovered
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide