isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
raised tatami-floored seating area (usu. in a Japanese restaurant); small separate dining room
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to say; to be called; to do
to know (a person); to think
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
main question; real issue at hand
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)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)