approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
had better ...; had better not ...
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
offender; criminal; culprit
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
after a long time; for the first time in a while
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
instant; moment; for an instant
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
body; physical system; (the) person
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
dull sound; muffled sound
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
chair; stool; post; office; position