association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
how long; how much; to what extent
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to chase; to run after; to pursue
drip; fall drop-by-drop; suddenly (of drops of water)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
just managing; with great difficulty
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
nothing but; none other than
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically