sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to hide; to keep to oneself
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
such; like that; that sort of; very
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
no!; no no!; no, not at all
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
what do you want?; can I help you?
for today; for the time being
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to get out of hand; to become uncontrollable; to boil over
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
older sister; elder sister
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
attaching the polite suffix "-san" to somebody's name
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to examine someone's expression
to happen to meet; to come across
stimulating; exciting; provocative
after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
drop (e.g. of water); drip
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic
ceasing to think; refusing to think critically; giving up thinking (for oneself); going blank; mental block; inability to think clearly
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
second (unit of time); arc second