(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)
surely (not); certainly (not)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
proper; right; reasonable
to become excited; to grow lively
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
curiosity; inquisitiveness
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
person concerned; interested party; related party
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
as expected; as predicted
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
a few seconds; several seconds
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to rock; to shake; to swing
to run about; to rush about
tumultuous (with everyone voicing their opinions simultaneously); uproarious
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so