rational; logical; coherent
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
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)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
for example; for instance; e.g.
sphere; counter for balls
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
those (near the second person)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
flat board; slab; slat; monotonous; dull; flat
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
name; given name; first name
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person