anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
to pick up; to find; to gather
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
if it is the case that ...
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
hearsay; learning by hearsay
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh