to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to talk; to chat; to chatter
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
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)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
banquet or reception hall
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to gather; to collect; to assemble
every person; every mouth; every entrance
exactly as stated; verbatim