strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
in that way; like that; that way
to jump at; to be attracted by
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
boy; son; baby boy; young man
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
alone; by oneself; on one's own
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
single-pronged vajra; tokko; dokko; cloth of a tokko pattern
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
discovery; detection; finding
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise
prayer (for something); supplication