to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
it's no joke; gimme a break!
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
honorific/polite/humble prefix
invitation; introduction; temptation
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to take a lesson from (a wise person); to follow in the footsteps of; (lit.) to boil the dirt under (somebody's) fingernails and drink it (so that you may become like them)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to throw open; to leave open
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
beginning; outset; first; onset
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
scream; shriek; shout; exclamation
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort