whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
danger; peril; hazard; risk
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
here and there; in places
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
putting into operation; invocation
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
meow; miaow; cat; sexual intercourse; making out
feeling; sense; impression
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than