confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
preliminary arrangements; spade work
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
one's own work; making by oneself
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to apologize; to apologise
please (give me); please (do for me)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
environment; circumstance
tension; mental strain; nervousness
name; given name; first name
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
drop (e.g. of water); drip
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
womanly; ladylike; feminine
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river