continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
carefree; free from worry
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
many; much; plenty; hardly
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
storage room; store room; lumber room
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
both hands; both arms; ten
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
how; in what way; how about
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)
soon; before long; in the near future
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup