only; merely; just; at most; no more than
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
single word; a few words; brief comment
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
still (continuing); as ever; further
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to open (one's eyes) wide
with a start; with a jump
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to shake; to wave; to swing; to sway
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
with a slip; with a slide
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after