shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to shed light; to cast light
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
brown; light brown; tawny
baseboard; skirting board
match (contest); matching (with); going well (with)
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to concern; to be related
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
gem; jewel; precious stone
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)