correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
what kind of business; what sort of matter
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
bulging (esp. of male genitals under clothing)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
such; this sort of; like this
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
game of make-believe; child's play; pretend play
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
to go by the rules; to observe the regulations
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
serious; severe; grave; acute
to turn against; to become an enemy
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
moment by moment; hour by hour
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
at once; immediately; right now
different opinion; objection
soldier; combatant; warrior
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to shed light; to cast light
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
creation; generation; formation; derivation