lacking a plan; haphazard
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
one revolution; one rotation
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
noisily (esp. the noise of heavy feet)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
great hurry; great haste; rush
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
from now; from this moment; henceforth
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
thereupon; shortly thereafter
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
crescent moon; young moon
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress