somehow; in some way; for some reason; faintly; vaguely
to turn right; to turn to the right
guidance; leadership; leading the way
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
sense of orientation; sense of direction
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
game brain; damage to the prefrontal region of the brain caused by excessive playing of video games; theorized by physiologist Akio Mori
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
mental; spiritual; emotional
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
open; spacious; extensive
exhibition; display; putting on show
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
unique thing; best on earth
workshop; studio; atelier
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
reaction; response; reaction
unimpressive; unimpressed
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
well-known store; famous shop
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
classification; categorization; sorting
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)