and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
opposite; reverse; contrary
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
storage; putting or stowing away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
ten; 10; ten years of age
second (unit of time); arc second
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)