to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
chief; main; principal; important
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to forget to say; to forget to mention
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
stimulant effect (e.g. caffeine)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
circulation (of the blood)
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
impossible; unlikely; improbable
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
24 hours; twenty-four hours
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)