back street; back alley; off-street
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
that; the matter in question
to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
safety; welfare; well-being
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
inattention; absent-mindedness
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
faint; fainting; losing consciousness
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
to become (a state, condition, etc.)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop; jack of all trades
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
straw mat used as a bag for carrying earth
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
two times; twice; two degrees
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
both (people); the two of them
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
field of flowers; flower garden; field of alpine flowers; fantasy; delusion