becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
light blue; pale blue; aqua
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
to be transparent; to show through
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
last night; yesterday evening
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
that is to say; so that means
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
dress; outfit; getup; to dress oneself; to outfit oneself
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
corridor; hallway; passageway
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
like this; in this way; as you see
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up