than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
according to plan; as planned; on target
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
that day; the very same day
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
sense of loss; feeling of loss
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
morning and evening; all the time; always; every day
chilly; unpleasantly cold