tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction
to start making a noise; to start making an uproar; to go berserk
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
outward appearance; looks
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
front; frontage; facade; main
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to be talkative; to have a glib tongue; to speak fluently; to be a good talker
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
Nogi Maresuke (1849.12.25-1912.9.13)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to be softened; to calm down