(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
not caring; not giving a damn
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
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
individual; private person; personal; private
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
two persons; two people; pair; couple
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up