accomplishment; execution
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
members; member; constituent
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
last night; yesterday evening
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
final; eventual; ultimate
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
counter for birds or rabbits
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
hospitalization; hospitalisation
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall