voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
how; in what way; how about
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?