as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
classbook; yearbook; graduation album
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
several minutes; a few minutes
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
Pan (Greek god); bang; boom; crack
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
store interior; inside of a shop
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show