promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
other intention; secret purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; fickleness; double-mindedness
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
inside one's heart; in one's mind
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
only; merely; but; no more than
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite