to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
to say; to be called; to do
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
rightly or wrongly; by all possible means
to open the door (to the world, women, etc.)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in