this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
in comparison to; rather than
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to shake; to sway; to waver
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to rock; to shake; to swing
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
blur; blurred; indistinct
to rush over; to run up to
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)