number one; first; best; most; game; round
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
trip story; vacation story
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to be found; to be discovered
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to feel; to sense; to experience
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
bad influence; negative influence
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather