speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
close to the wall; alongside the wall
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
such ... as; or some such
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
coagulation; freezing; solidification
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
phantom; vision; illusion
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to throw on the fire; to burn
reality; actuality; hard fact
to blaze; to burn brightly
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
form; shape; figure; visage
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
considerably; fairly; quite
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
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
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
entreaty; supplication; petition
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to jar; to creak; to grate
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)