personal (employee); employed; retained
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
directly opposite; right in front
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
while alive; during one's lifetime
genius; prodigy; natural gift
listening device; bug; wiretap
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
each place; various places
business district; office complex
street at night; making a night journey
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to be able to manage somehow or another
absorption; suction; attraction
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
several minutes; a few minutes
stomach ache; abdominal pain
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
luxurious and gorgeous; magnificent
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
way; method; means; (technical) specification
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
Sorry to impose but ...; Excuse me but ...
to have time free; to have time to spare
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of