stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to dye; to colour; to color
second (unit of time); arc second
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
only; merely; but; no more than
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
high spirits; gleeful mood
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
the way back; the way home; return trip
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly
more than usual (usu. time)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely