cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to turn towards; to point
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
handsome youth (male); pretty boy
how many people; a number of people
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
string instrument; stringed instrument
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
contrabass; double bass; bass
electric bass; bass guitar
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to need; to call for; to require
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money