bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
100 percent; completely; fully
to be delirious with fever; to have a feverish dream; to be crazy about something
to lose one's senses; to go mad; to go off the rails; to fool around; to mess around; to lark about
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
desk for a speaker; lectern; rostrum; platform
with a plop; with a plonk; with a plunk; with a flop
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
looking over someone's shoulder
to lose one's footing; to slip
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
podgily; plumply; thickly
schoolgirl; female student
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
to repeat; to do over again
insolent fellow; rude fellow
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
instability; insecurity; crankiness
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
tottering steps; drunken staggering
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that