have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to perfect; to detail; to polish; (arch.) to make (inside something)
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
corridor; hallway; passageway
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
curious; strange; unusual
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
door; gate; opening; title page
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
beyond this point; from now on; after this
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
deep inside; innermost place
crown; diadem; bottle cap
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
so; like this; in this way
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one