busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to put someone to work; to make someone work
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
discovery; detection; finding
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
failing to recognize someone; underestimation
Mrs; Lady; Madam; your wife
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
though it seems big, it's a small world
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
self-control; self-restraint
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
department store; department
shopping; purchased goods
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
San'etsu (the three former provinces of Echizen, Etchū and Echigo)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment