truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
then; well; so; well then
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
round shape; circle; circular form
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
myself; yourself; I; me; you
declaration; proclamation; announcement
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
feeling; sense; impression
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to spread salt (to spiritually purify)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter