awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey
sharp (eyes, ears, etc.); keen; acute; sharp-witted; shrewd; clever
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
career; occupation; personal history; professional experience; government employee who has passed the highest national civil service exam; carrier; carrier (of a disease-causing agent)
how; in what way; how about
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)