in the meanwhile; during the time
good-for-nothing; worthless
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
how; in what way; how about
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
adds force or indicates command
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
inside one's heart; in one's mind
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to shout (in anger); to yell
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
to complain; to make a complaint
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
use; utilization; utilisation; application
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to be surprised; to be astonished
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to pass (of time); to elapse
to recall; to remember; to recollect
again; once more; a second time
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you