to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
inheritance; something given or received
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
don't you think?; indicates question
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
word; term; language; speech
to write down; to record; to register
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking