centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
ten; 10; ten years of age
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
race (of people); type of person
stature; height; size; physique
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to feel; to sense; to experience
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
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
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive