crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
living room (Western style); sitting room
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
consequence; outcome; result; blame
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
pale; pallid; bluish-white
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
that's the way it is; such is life
lowly people (Edo period); eta
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
mountain road; mountain trail
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal