instead; but (on the other hand)
danger; peril; hazard; risk
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
spare time; free time; leisure
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
feeling; sense; impression
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
irresistibly; suddenly; to be turned on; to be horny
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet