the public; general public
pieces; scraps; disconnected
being startled; getting a shock
to go to one's heart; to cut one to the quick; to give one a deep impression; to clutch at one's heartstrings; to hit home; to strike home
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
colour; color; hue; tints
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
memory; sense; experience
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
praise; admiration; extolling
high-grade sake; fine drink
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
to find; to discover; to come across; to spot
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
mirror surface; lens surface
calm; composed; leisurely
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
each (every) time; whenever
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to be found; to be discovered
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration