to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?