unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
hostility; animosity; enmity
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
to push aside; to brush aside
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to revere; to respect; to worship
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
ability; capability; skill
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake