to begin; to set about; to start
clanging; empty; deserted
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
chair; stool; post; office; position
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
discovery; detection; finding
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
anything and everything; just about everything
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
perfection; completeness; flawlessness
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to ask a question; to ask questions
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
to collect; to assemble; to gather
you (plural); all of you; you all
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
image; figure; figure; form; image
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
just right (time, size, length, etc.)