immediately; right away; at once; instantly
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
welcome; (warm) reception
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
what kind of; what sort of; what
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
(head priest of) temple formerly led by founder of sect; temple in which resided a member of nobility or imperial family; (head priest of) Honganji (temple in Kyoto)
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
one cause; one reason; one factor
be (that) as it may; having said that
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
nothing but; except; no more than
to form a line; to queue up; to line up
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn