to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
to think too much of; to make too much of
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
houses and inhabitants; population
ecstasy; rapture; trance; senility
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to set adrift; to let loose; to cut loose
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
fort; stronghold; fortification
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
silent; still; quiet; hushed
standing close together; bristling (with)
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
wide-mouthed (bottle, jar, etc.); shallow bowl for displaying arranged flowers
library; book collection; paperback book
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
in the following manner; as follows
colloquial writing; text written in a spoken form of the language
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
old kana orthography (used before 1946 reform); historical kana orthography
new kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); modern kana orthography