before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be hesitant; to feel timid
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
one thin flat object; one sheet
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
those (near the second person)
ten; 10; ten years of age
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)