appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
though; notwithstanding; although
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to repeat; to do something over again
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
(some) more; even more; longer; further
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river