near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
there is nothing; having nothing
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
that's true; of course; obviously
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
memory; sense; experience
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to recall; to remember; to recollect
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid