human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
spirit of harmony; the Japanese spirit
a few seconds; several seconds
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
no concern of mine; nothing to do with me
bleachers; grandstand; spectator seating