to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
nothing but; except; no more than
counter for books; volume
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
dust; small debris (e.g. dirt, crumbs); trash; garbage; negligible amount; tiny bit
front; frontage; facade; main
eight (long cylindrical things)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
beyond that point; after that
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
man; male; masculine gender
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more