uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
handrail; railing; banister
benjamin fig (Ficus benjamina); weeping fig; ficus
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
falling to one's death; death from a fall
since then; from that time; ever since
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
suffix appended to someone else's family members
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
several minutes; a few minutes
clink; clack; feeling annoyed; being offended; being hurt
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
novel; original; new; innovative
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
seeing the light; being awakened to the truth; having the scales fall from one's eyes
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
display stand; exhibition table
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming