(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to shake; to sway; to waver
myself; yourself; I; me; you
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
inside; interior; inner part
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
slim; slender; slight; delicate
body; physique; build; stature
man; male; masculine gender
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
to steal or sneak or slip into
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
it is not (like that) either
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
plainly; clearly; vividly
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to thrust before; to thrust at
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse