very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
those (near the second person)
to pick up; to find; to gather
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to hand over; to surrender
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to come to one's senses; to calm down
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
hand luggage; hand baggage
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
of course; certainly; naturally
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to like; to love; to be fond of
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
simply; merely; only; solely