purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
silence (not speaking); muteness
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
second basement level; subbasement
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be silent; to say nothing
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
both hands; both arms; ten
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
corridor; hallway; passageway
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
instant; moment; for an instant
to stop walking; to pause
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to walk away; to saunter off
(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure
a touch (of sadness, unease, etc.); a tinge (of); a hint (of); a smear (of paint, ink, etc.); one stroke (of a brush)
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly