just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
to speak; to hear a voice
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
Ōwa era (961.2.16-964.7.10)
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
negative statute; law against something
illustration (e.g. book); picture
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
enactment; establishment; creation
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to say; to tell; to state; to do
in that manner; like that
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
in these times; in times likes these; the season being what it is
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
if you think about it; come to think of it