just now; a moment ago; this very minute
instant; moment; for an instant
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
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)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
beat; palpitation; pulsation; throbbing
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
indicate reason; infers some protest
in that way; thus; so; so?
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
for example; for instance; e.g.
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
police; police officer; police station
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
choices; alternatives; options
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)