a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
departure; leaving; setting off
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
start button (e.g. in Windows)
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (ending) suddenly (of a call, communications, etc.); breaking out (of a pimple, swelling, etc.)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
instant; moment; for an instant
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
interior; inside; internal
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
what kind of; what sort of; what
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon