consideration; taking into account
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
process; course; mechanism
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
Earth Horse (55th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1918, 1978, 2038)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
fierce; intense; severe; very; extremely; terribly
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
trembling with fear; in great fear; filled with trepidation; nervously; timidly
to drain; to pour; to float (e.g. logs down a river); to set adrift; to wash away; to carry away; to broadcast
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
what kind of; what sort of; what
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
(spare) time; free time; time off; leave; resignation; dismissal
danger; peril; hazard; risk
honorific/polite/humble prefix