good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to need; to demand; to take; to require
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
valley floor; bottom of a gorge; bottom of a ravine
to thrust down; to push off
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
husband and wife; married couple
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to take a breath; to take a short rest
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
those present; attendance
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to make an appearance; to show up
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
briskly with small steps; trotting
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
searching for someone; search for a missing person; searching for a (job) candidate; recruitment; scouting
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi