no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
tedious; boring; being fed up with
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
now; the present time; just now; another; more
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
it's been a long time; long time no see
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to be put to shame (of an expert); to be no match (for someone); (lit.) to run away barefoot
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
representation; agency; proxy; proxy; agent; representative