(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
settlement; solution; resolution
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to redeem (from sin); to save
to recall; to remember; to recollect
how; in what way; how about; questionable
water temperature (esp. bath)
woman; female; feminine gender
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
man; male; masculine gender
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
never mind!; don't worry about it
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)