to be enlivened; to be exhilarated; to be excited; to stand out; to contrast
half and half; fifty-fifty
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
to half-rise to one's feet
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to help (someone) to their feet; to help (someone) up
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
true character; true heart; true spirit
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
to raise one's voice; to shout
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
nonchalantly; without a care
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
a pair (of shoes or socks)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
jostle; struggle; scuffle