to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
comic books; comics; comic; comical
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
that's the way it is; such is life
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
even though; despite; when
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
simply; merely; only; solely