as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
police van; paddy wagon; prisoner transport vehicle
to stand on end (of hair)
in succession; one by one
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
although I say; although one might say; although called
storage chest for a suit of armour and a helmet
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
empty; hollow; bare; main hall of a temple (often vast and empty)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
to harmonize with; to keep in tune with; to go along with; to keep in step
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
counter for long and narrow things (e.g. guns, spades, hoes, oars, ink sticks, candles, abacuses, kitchen knives, scissors, shamisen, violins); counter for palanquins, rickshaws, and similar vehicles
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
in the meanwhile; during the time
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)