stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
single word; a few words; brief comment
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
reopening; resumption; restarting
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
(organ) rejection; unthinking dismissal; strong reaction (against)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
instead; but (on the other hand)
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
unidentifiable; unidentified
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being