right; correct; proper; righteous; just
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
in this way; thus; such; uh...
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
how; in what way; how about
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
radio waves, as sent out and received by people's minds
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
relation; connection; relevance
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
process; course; mechanism
in that way; thus; so; so?
preface; introduction; preamble
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
form; shape; figure; visage
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)