before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to squint (one eye); to narrow
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
is that so?; I see; right; oh
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
emotional scars; mental trauma
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
sympathy; compassion; pity
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
while; even though; despite
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to look around; to survey
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with