straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
perfect; complete; flawless
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to recall; to remember; to recollect
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
meaning; significance; sense
(some) more; even more; longer; further
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important