pieces; scraps; disconnected
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
fascination; glamour; glamor; enchantment; seduction
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
to rustle (in the wind); to sway; to stir; to blow gently (of the wind); to blow softly
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
taste; liking; preference
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear