being startled; getting a shock
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
electricity; (electric) light
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
stirring; slight movement
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to speak; to hear a voice
for example; for instance; e.g.
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to breathe while sleeping
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
bombshell announcement (statement)
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to well up; to burst; to arise