passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to order; to command; to appoint
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
derailment; digression; deviation
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
in the same way as; just like
consequence; outcome; result; blame
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
assertion; declaration; affirmation
(together) with; -wide; including
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to continue; to keep up; to keep on