what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to sit down; to take a seat
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
infancy; childhood; tender age
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (e.g. endure); stoically
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
long time; long interval; for quite some time
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pieces; scraps; disconnected
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
profoundly impressive; memorable
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
on that occasion; at that time; then; in that case
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days