wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to stop walking; to pause
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
feeling of a house or a room
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
so; therefore; and; (and) then
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.); not knowing where to put oneself; feeling out of place; feeling that one doesn't belong
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
successive generations; successive emperors
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
otherwise; or else; if not
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
hermaphrodite; intersexual; androgynous; bisexual (characteristics)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...; it's obvious that ...
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)