done; just done; just finished
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
with a start; with a jump
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
when it becomes; when it comes to
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
how; in what way; how about
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
boisterously; roughly; briskly