to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
ability; performance; efficiency
as planned; according to plan
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
as (for); for; in the capacity of
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
big man; large man; tall man; giant
walking heavily; lumbering
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)
submersion; inundation; being flooded
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
serious; severe; grave; acute
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
glove (esp. in sports); mitt; globe