circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
wings of a stage; side stage; coulisse
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
time; season; period; phase; stage
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support