everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
food and drink; eating and drinking
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
no!; no no!; no, not at all
grasp; catch; understanding
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
ago; since; before; previous
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
the real criminal; true culprit
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
so what!; who gives a damn?
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
prohibition; inhibition; ban
originally; by nature; from the start
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago