standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
go that far; to that extent
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
arm; skill; efforts; ability
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
until now; so far; up to the present
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
preference; priority; precedence
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
something like ...; something called ...
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!