to beat fast (of a heart); to hammer
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
tone (of voice); manner of talking
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
court lady; lady-in-waiting
account book; register; ledger
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
surroundings; environs; circumference
tedious; boring; being fed up with
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
selection; choice; picking out
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
late at night; small hours of the morning
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
calls and sounds made by insects
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to mix; to stir; to blend
to knead well; to polish; to refine
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees