good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
incident; affair; happening; event
to be surprised; to be astonished
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
adds force or indicates command
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
in that way; thus; so; so?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to make an appearance; to show up
chapter one; first chapter
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
silence; stillness; quietness
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much