in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
toughened glass; tempered glass
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
to rain incessantly; to downpour
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
speech; expression; wording; language
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
swinging back; aftershock; backlash
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
that; the matter in question
to worry about; to be vexed
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)