to stay calm; to keep cool
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
having no idea; having no clue
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to get goosebumps; to have one's hair stand on end; to shudder
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
rope; cord; policeman's rope
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
such; like that; that sort of; very
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
rapid development; rapid unfolding
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions