slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
nostrils; wings of the nose
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
being startled; getting a shock
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to shake one's head (in denial)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
silence; stillness; quietness
to watch over; to watch attentively
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
to detain; to check; to restrain
supreme; greatest; highest; best
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
preparations for returning (home)
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
temporary abode; staying on a temporary basis
study; library; den; home office; reading room
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
severe punishment; rigorous measures
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
another method; another problem
carelessness; negligence; oversight
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)