to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
to squeeze out; to wring out
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
several minutes; a few minutes
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels; to be self-complacent
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
living room (Western style); sitting room
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis