still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
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)
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
neighbourhood; neighborhood
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
(small crunchy) dried sardines
flight; desertion; escape
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
honorific/polite/humble prefix
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot