choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
time; hour; period; class
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
thought; consideration; thinking
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
both hands; both arms; ten
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall flat; to fall face down
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)