piece; fragment; one (object)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
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 (e.g. handling); 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 stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
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
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
state of affairs (around you); situation; 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
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)