contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
to gather; to collect; to assemble
every person; every mouth; every entrance
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
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 spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
production (e.g. play); direction
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
imagination; supposition; virtual; potential (enemy)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
odds and ends; all; every
interior; inside; internal