listen!; you see; mind you; remember
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
no!; no no!; no, not at all
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to (dramatically) fall over; to fall flat
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to recover; to rally; to improve; to carry in a different way; to change one's grip (on); to shift (a bag, etc.) from one hand to the other
falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
maid; helper; help; assistance
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
as stated; verbatim; literally
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)