vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
scene; view; prospect; outlook
somehow; for some reason or other
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
inside a plane; in-flight
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
sigh (of admiration or lamentation)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
cockpit; control cabin; flight compartment; pilot compartment; control room
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
standard; set; routine; decided
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
orphan; person without friends
to earn the nickname (of); to be dubbed
old soldier; veteran; old hand
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to hand over; to surrender
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
to fight against; to oppose; to face
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me