good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
with a clink (click, clack)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
present continuous tense; present progressive form
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
while; during (the time when)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive