I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
tightly; tautly; (springing, straightening) up; suddenly; intuitively; instinctively
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
posture; position; stance
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
nothing but; except; no more than
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to try to do; to attempt to do
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
failure; mistake; blunder
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
mixing; blending (e.g. spices); compounding (e.g. a medicine); making up; dispensing (a prescription); preparation
relation; connection; relevance
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
completion; perfection; accomplishment
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back