astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
schoolyard; playground; school grounds; campus
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
I see; that's right; indeed
this is why; this means; it is the case that
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
tall figure; high stature
boy; son; baby boy; young man
young female rice planter; young girl
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
reigning; controlling; dictating
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
distortion; falsification; perversion
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
way; method; means; resource; course
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth