just now; a little while back; a short time ago
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
period of time; time slot; time zone
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
great speed; recklessly fast speed
failure; mistake; blunder
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
very popular; highly favoured
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
inattention; absent-mindedness
in this way; along these lines; similarly
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone