literally; to the letter; literal
besides; moreover; in addition
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to entrust; to leave to a person
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
incident; affair; happening; event
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
to relax; to feel at home
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
corridor; hallway; passageway
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
first meeting; first interview with
to stare back (at); to glare back
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual