state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
(arch.) to deceive; (arch.) to fool; (arch.) to lie; to commit adultery
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
still; even now; to this day
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
rule; reign; government; governing
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend