with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
something; some kind of; for some reason
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
such ... as; or some such
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to lend an ear to; to listen to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project
both hands; both arms; ten
corridor; hallway; passageway
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
living thing; organism; creature; biology
H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; pervert; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
to jump up and down; to hop
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
silence (not speaking); muteness
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick; bamboo sword
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve