even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
accurate; correct; precise; exact
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
stairs; stairway; staircase
door; gate; opening; title page
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
regret; repentance; remorse
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
memory; sense; experience
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
finger; hands and fingers; hands
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
corridor; hallway; passageway
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to stop walking; to pause
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 open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
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.)