everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
manner of using one's hands
to throw into; to dump in together
untreated; left unattended (to); still to be dealt with; unprocessed
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
never mind!; don't worry about it
to make a slip of the tongue; to let something slip
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
another; different; something else
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
perhaps; maybe; by some chance
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open