unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to follow advice; to act upon advice
opposite side; opposition
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
be (that) as it may; having said that
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to smooth; to harmonize; to facilitate; to streamline
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
after that; afterwards; thereafter
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
false accusations; unfounded suspicion; groundless charge; wet clothes
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to lay aside; to set aside
to watch steadily; to stare
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily