case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
government; administration
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to spit out; to eject; to dump
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
hoarse voice; husky voice
this world; this life; world of the living
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
prohibition of use (of); ban on using (something)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious
to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to lose one's senses; to lose consciousness
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying