popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
as you can imagine; as imagined
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
first meeting; first interview with
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
(very) familiar; well-acquainted
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
to be silent; to say nothing
being too late; losing one's final chance
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly