soon; shortly; before long; in a moment
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
trisection; dividing into three (parts)
earnestly; immediately; exactly
close call; narrow escape; hair's breadth; narrowly; just in time; by a hair's breadth
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly
deep impression; being deeply moved; being deeply touched
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
Hokuriku region (of Honshu; incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
eastern Japan (usu. east of the Chūbu region)
intermission (between acts); interlude
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
whispering into a person's ear
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
galaxy of able persons; collection of intellectuals
with a rosy future; offering promising prospects
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
upper half of the body; upper body
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)