being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
failure; mistake; blunder
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
determination; resolution
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
to square one's shoulders
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
starring in one's own play, movie, etc.; directing one's own play, etc.
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
proposal; proposition; suggestion
with a friendly grin; smilingly
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down