forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
behind; in the rear; in back
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to differ; to vary; to disagree
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
feeling; sense; impression
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
person in charge; official; attendant
space (room, area, outer space)
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
that; the matter in question
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
surely; certainly; without doubt
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
suffix for familiar person
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
to make out with; to make cozy with (cosy); to do at one's own discretion
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
bored; having nothing to do; idle
first meeting; first interview with
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off