blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to fly around; to scatter
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
almost; roughly; approximately
simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
incident; affair; happening; event
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
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 turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
two persons; two people; pair; couple
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
both hands; both arms; ten
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
please (give me); please (do for me)
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
with a friendly grin; smilingly
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
everyday conversation; day-to-day conversation
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)