(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
be (that) as it may; having said that
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
creakily; close (i.e. with no room to spare)
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to be helpful; to be useful
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to be needed; to be wanted
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to speak; to hear a voice
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
wherein; therein; thereinto
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
writing something on commission; newly written text
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
even more; still more; further
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact