to stop walking; to pause
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
whispering into a person's ear
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser
bet; wager; stake; gamble
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
assistant professor; associate professor
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
professor; teaching; instruction
in that way; thus; so; so?
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by