abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
meeting; greeting; welcome
himself; yourself; herself
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
middle of the night; dead of night
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to kick (at someone, something)
to pick up; to find; to gather
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
form; shape; figure; visage