place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
present; gift; to give a present or gift
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
myself; yourself; I; me; you
(one's) gaze; direction in which one is looking; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (in an edited photograph)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed