(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
always; forever; very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
plump; with a thud; heavily
calamity; misfortune; disaster
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
affectation; pretension; posturing; posing as; behaving as; acting like
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
to set on end (hair, fur, etc.); to make stand on end; to bristle; to ruffle (up); to raise (one's eyebrows)
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to get (very) cold; to get (much) colder; to feel very cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bone; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.); to decline
rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)
calm before the storm; lull before the storm
next volume (of a book, comic, etc.)
turning a film, novel, etc. into a manga
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
Kakuyomu (online self-publishing service provided by Kadokawa)
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
room for confining criminals or lunatics (Edo period)
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
entry into port; arriving in harbor
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
to keep standing; to stand motionless