to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
genuine article; real thing; real deal
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
calm; serene; tranquil; peaceful
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
force (bulldoze) one's way through
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
low spirits; depression; dejection; discouragement; despondency
there is nothing; having nothing
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to creep about; to crawl around