where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to go out and away; to leave
way of speaking; intimation
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
declaration; proclamation; announcement
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
memory; sense; experience
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to pick up; to find; to gather
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
silence (not speaking); muteness
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
with a friendly grin; smilingly