even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to be helpful; to be useful
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
in succession; one by one
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
thunderous roar; roaring sound
succession; continuation; series; sequence
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to shave off; to scrape off
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
to take someone's life; to kill someone
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
rest; break; recess; intermission
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever