space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
very interesting; of great interest
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
ignorant of the ways of the world
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
to begin talking; to open up
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
in one's own way or style
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
desalinating with water; salt removal
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
overall; general; as a whole
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
pickling in salt; food preserved in salt; holding on to (shares, land, etc.) for an extended period until its value increases; leaving unsold; leaving unused
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to blow through; to blow across
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
to watch steadily; to stare