top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
closing (properly); shutting; firmness; tightness; carefulness (with money); economy
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
death during sexual intercourse
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
how; in what way; I wonder
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
imagination; supposition; guess
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
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
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
there is nothing; having nothing
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
kitchen; financial situation; finances
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision