late at night; small hours of the morning
it is not (like that) either
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
successively; one after another
somewhat cold; a bit chilly
to feel; to sense; to experience
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to be mistaken for; to be confused with
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one
just managing; with great difficulty
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to recall; to remember; to recollect
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
just now; a moment ago; this very minute