dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to step firmly; to harden by treading
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to lose one's footing; to slip
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
along; parallel to; in accordance with
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
(very) back (last) row; rearmost row
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
corridor; hallway; passageway
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)