essential; important; crucial; vital; main
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
coexistence; living together
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to be prolonged; to drag on
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
imagination; supposition; guess
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
hotel in the center of the city
because of; owing to; due to
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
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
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw out; to fire; to expel; to give up; to abandon; to neglect
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information