advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
being startled; getting a shock
to jump up and down; to hop
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
rather than; more ... than ...
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death; rising to heaven
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
such ... as; or some such
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
bing-bong bang-bong (Big Ben chimes, used as a bell in Japanese schools)
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)