listen!; you see; mind you; remember
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
corridor; hallway; passageway
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
thin, soft membrane inside the tip of a bamboo culm; silky inner covering at the tip of a bamboo shoot
as you see; as you can see
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
reason; cause; circumstances
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
like this; in this way; as you see
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
talking while standing; standing around talking
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
to like; to love; to be fond of
falling in love; attachment
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...