disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
finishing blow; coup de grâce
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
close to the wall; alongside the wall
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
scene; spectacle; sight; view
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
clearing one's throat; cough
to becalm one's feelings; to compose oneself
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to appease; to suppress; to calm
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
innocent; cherubic; childlike
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up