rubbing one's hands together
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
by myself; in person; by oneself
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river