refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
place; room; margin; scope
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
silence; stillness; quietness
one hundred-thousandth; sudden; abrupt; unexpected
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to surround; to crowd around
to push aside; to push one's way through
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
pointing out; identification
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
moving (to a new place); moving in; transfer (to a new school)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
at least; at most; (even) just
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior