like; similar to; as with; in the same way
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
living by oneself; living alone
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
while; even though; despite
to hunt for a job; to seek employment
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence