this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
commercial paper; CP; communist party; CP; cerebral palsy; cerebral paralysis; counterpurchase
regret; repentance; remorse
possession; occupation; occupancy
failure; mistake; blunder
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
such; like that; that sort of; very
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
innumerable; countless; numberless
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
serious; not joking; straight
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation