auto; automobile; automatic; oat; oats
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
(ammunition) cartridge; shell case
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
to become better; to improve
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
vain person; ostentatious person; show-off
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to have an idea; to have a clue
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to understand; to comprehend
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
time; hour; period; class
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover