dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; yo-ho!; heave-ho!
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
man; male; masculine gender
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; test; check; scan (e.g. MRI, PET); audit
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; to relax; to take it easy; to chill
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
examining room; consultation room
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
such ... as; or some such
although I say; although one might say; although called
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity