mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
number one; first; best; most; game; round
surroundings; environs; circumference
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
observation; survey; watching
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
two persons; two people; pair; couple
suited figure; person in a suit
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
leather shoes; leather boots
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case