fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
feeling; sense; impression
to get high (on drugs); to trip; to slur one's words (as a result of taking sleeping pills, etc.); to lose one's wits (due to lack of sleep, etc.); to space out
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once