hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
form; shape; figure; visage
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(your) daughter; young woman
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
ten; 10; ten years of age
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to cry and shout; to scream
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
fall; drop; descent; coming down
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
one's family; family member
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity