fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
with a start; with a jump
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
I see; that's right; indeed
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(some) more; even more; longer; further
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
such; this sort of; like this
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure