silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
wish; dream; prayer; one's desire
to throw at; to turn; to raise
with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pick up; to find; to gather
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
go that far; to that extent
to lose one's way; to get lost
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to thrust before; to thrust at