futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
very; extremely; excessively
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
difference; variation; difference
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
beginning; outset; first; onset
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!