to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
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
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
gems and stones; wheat and chaff; wheat and tares; good and bad
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
scenery; scene; landscape
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
shudder; shiver; trembling with fear
to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever