bright; intelligent; clever; smart
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
to show understanding; to appreciate; to be positive about
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region