why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
(in) the air; midair; sky
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
to stop (someone) by throwing one's arms around them; to catch (someone) in one's arms; to hold (someone) back
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
infirmary (at a school, workplace, etc.); health center; nurse's office; nurse's room; sickroom; sick bay
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
calm; composed; leisurely
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
and then; and so; and; so then
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
depending on; dependent on