back; rear; background; behind the scenes
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to bring back; to restore
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
suffix for familiar person
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to lose sight of; to miss
only; merely; but; no more than
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
alone; by oneself; on one's own
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to wander; to roam from place to place
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
metre; meter; meter; gauge
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
heavy fog; dense fog; thick fog
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to fall forward (of a person); to tumble forward