dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
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
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
electricity; (electric) light
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
convenient; handy; useful
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
head; lead; vanguard; first
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to be forward; to be impertinent
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
those (near the second person)