just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
had better ...; had better not ...
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
change; alteration; modification
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
useless; vain; aimless; idle
questions and answers; dialogue
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
other side; opposite side; other party
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to be in danger of; to be liable to
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
to pierce through; to break through
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
true character; real nature