to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to differ; to vary; to disagree
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to spit out; to eject; to dump
regret; repentance; remorse
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
going through; going via; going by way of
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
tiring easily; easy to tire
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances
dead of night; shades of night; black of night