to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
God; god; ace; king; superior person
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
other than; excluding; without
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
superior; superiors; senior
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to telephone; to make a phone call
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel