pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to stick into and move around; to dig around in; to pick (i.e. one's teeth)
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
wherein; therein; thereinto
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
association; union; guild
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
next term; next period; next version; next release
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible