unexpected; unforeseen; strange
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to speak; to say; to vocalize
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pick up; to find; to gather
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
go that far; to that extent
blocking the way; standing in the way
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
particularly; only; in the case of
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all