confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
wherein; therein; thereinto
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
speaking voice; talking voice
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
everything; anything; nothing
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
first meeting; first interview with
at first; in the beginning; originally
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition
colouring; coloring; colorant
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when