to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to be found; to be discovered
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
please (give me); please (do for me)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
such; this sort of; like this
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
permission; approval; authorization; license
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
story; tale; talk; discussion
to be able to receive; to be able to take; to be able to eat; to be able to drink; to be acceptable; to be satisfactory
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark