oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
early; right away; at once; early time; early stage (in one's life, etc.)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
time; hour; period; class
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to jar; to creak; to grate
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely