physical law; laws of physics
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
scope; valid range; coverage
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
ten; 10; ten years of age
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
go that far; to that extent
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
reopening; resumption; restarting
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
store interior; inside of a shop
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to happen to meet; to come across
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth