one's physical safety; personal security
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
scenery; scene; landscape
to put on airs; to assume importance
forced laugh; forced smile
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself