to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to print (from a negative); to brand; to fuse together (metals)
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
serious; severe; grave; acute
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels
stout; dark beer; porter's ale
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
sympathy; compassion; pity
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to gaze out at; to look out over
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
counter; counting device; (service) counter (at a bank, store, etc.); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); bar; counter-attack (in soccer); counter
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
caressing; fondling; (sexual) petting
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to speak; to hear a voice
last night; yesterday evening
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh