great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
one cause; one reason; one factor
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
participation; joining; entry; adherence
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
but; however; provided that
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to accept; to receive; to agree
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
silence; stillness; quietness
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
staying the night; lodging (at)
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
projection; protrusion; lump; bulge
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation