perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
another thing; other things; another man's property
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
both hands; both arms; ten
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
difficult to ...; hard to ...
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to repeat; to do something over again
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
to squeeze out; to wring out
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
preface; introduction; preamble
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
image; figure; figure; form; image
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare