way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
memory; sense; experience
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
wintertime; winter season
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to become completely chilled
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
even though; despite; when
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
deputy director; assistant director; vice director; deputy general manager; assistant general manager; vice (general) manager
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking