to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
at someone's (something's) mercy
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
while running; while moving; in motion
to splash; to raise (e.g. prices)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
blow; shock; strike; batting
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to shout (in anger); to yell
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to push away; to push aside; to shove
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
two (long cylindrical things)