prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
had better ...; had better not ...
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to be smeared; to be covered
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to employ; to hire; to engage
dark; gloomy; somber; depressing
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
by today; before the day is over
to sweep clean; to brush clean
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
the future; future prospects
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to mark the end; to spell the end
tool; implement; means; furniture
to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?