chair; stool; post; office; position
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
clicking; clopping; clacking
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
common reed (Phragmites australis)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
stealthily; secretly; in secret
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
meaning; significance; sense
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to sink (into); to get depressed
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down