to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
loved one; lover; sweetheart
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
it is not (like that) either
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
directly opposite; right in front
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to feel; to sense; to experience
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
suddenly; all of a sudden
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
sixth day of the month; six days
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
interior; inside; internal
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
in person; personally; directly
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
death penalty; capital punishment
(not) even once; (not) ever
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays