disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
platform; home; home base; home plate
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
rather; sooner; preferably
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
to mistake (A for B); to misread
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to thrust down; to push off
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
blood content; blood borne; within the blood
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar