to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
chair; stool; post; office; position
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
form; shape; figure; visage
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
unrequited love; one-sided love
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
thought; consideration; thinking
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
inflammatory (news) article; inflammatory fake news
it is not (like that) either
and yet; though; when; in spite of
place; situation; position; location
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
authenticity; credibility
anonymity; using an assumed name
to pick up; to find; to gather
quotation; citation; reference
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly