disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
training; drill; practice; discipline
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
accumulation; accumulate; store
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
number of times; frequency; count
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
when; how soon; how long until
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
stepping (in place); stamping (up and down); stomping; standstill; stalemate
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
corridor; hallway; passageway
stepwise; one step at a time
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus