to abandon; to throw away; to discard; to forsake
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
stirring; rousing oneself
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
(weather) front; front line; the front; battlefront
to face; to go towards; to head towards
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to arrange beforehand to tell the same story; to get the stories straight
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
proposal; offer; request; application
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
notice; attention; observation
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
three generations; three periods; third generation