pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
cheap article; poor quality article
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
several years; a few years
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
fall; drop; descent; coming down
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to cut corners; to be shoddy
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
again; once more; a second time
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)