far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
it is I who should say so
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to hand over; to surrender
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
while; during (the time when)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to make an appearance; to show up
tail (animal); tail end; tip
snake; serpent; large snake
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
name; given name; first name
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
emergency; extraordinary; unusual