instant; moment; for an instant
to be stunned; to be surprised; (lit.) one's eyes turn into dots (like a cartoon character)
next; secondly; subsequently
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)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to raise one's voice; to shout
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
really; truly; indeed; good grief
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
clearing one's throat; cough
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
fund-raising; collection of funds
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
imagination; supposition; guess
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen