yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
after that; afterwards; thereafter
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
in this way; thus; such; uh...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little