feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
nothing in particular; none in particular
reality; actuality; hard fact
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
something or other; what-do-you-call-it; what-do-you-call-them; blah blah blah; yada yada yada
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
metallic sound; metallic clank
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
window-side; window (seat, e.g. on a plane)
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
(feather) duster; dusting
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to face on; to look out on to
speed per second; velocity per second; instant; moment; a few seconds
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
Everyone is safe (all right)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
weather vane; fence-sitter; opportunist
to cease; to stop; to be over
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
in the end; finally; after all; ultimately
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
it's probably so; it stands to reason