road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
selection; choice; option
to be at a loss for words
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
place where one works; construction site; working area
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
three; three years of age
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
forcibly; against one's will
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
suspicious-looking; fishy
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still