endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to turn towards; to point
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
again; once more; a second time
several shots; several blows
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
selection; choice; option
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to ask; to enquire; to query
short circuit; short; illogical jump; drawing a hasty inference (between two events); jumping to conclusions
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
scale; scope; plan; structure
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention