shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
fancy; fancy; imagination; whim
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
sitting feel (of a seat); seating comfort
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
thought; consideration; thinking
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
with these words; while saying
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
such ... as; or some such
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying