suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
good humour (humor); good mood
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
done; just done; just finished
to trample flat; to beat a path
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
pupil; student; schoolchild
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
chair; stool; post; office; position
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
self first; striving to be first; scrambling for
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to stand on a podium; to teach; to be a teacher
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)