floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
call register; incoming call history; list of received calls
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
again; once more; a second time
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!