once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
one's frame of mind; way one looks at things
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
self-consciousness; self-awareness
that's the way it is; such is life
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
rather; sooner; preferably
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
inspection; examination; checking
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold