starting point; starting line
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
at the same time; at a time; at one time; simultaneously
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
full load; being fully loaded (with); being full of (articles, photos, etc.; of a newspaper or magazine); being packed with (e.g. fun, excitement)
sad; sorrowful; melancholy; plaintive
to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
having one's fill (of food or drink); eating (drinking) to one's heart's content; enjoying to the full
alternately; by turns; one after the other
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to be talented; to be able
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
being somewhat excited (agitated)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to give; to do (something) for
greater than ...; bigger ...
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
speaking voice; talking voice
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side