that; the matter in question
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
one's heart rate; pulse rate
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
opposite; reverse; contrary
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
descriptive (narrative) part
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
to unfold; to unroll; to open
instant; moment; for an instant
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
in the meanwhile; during the time
theatre; theater; playhouse
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
flash of lightning; fire caused by lightning
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
traditional art; traditional performance art
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
gender; distinction of sex; sex
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
speech and conduct; words and deeds