sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
serious; not joking; straight
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
advance; moving forward; progress
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
again; once more; a second time
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
fragment; one of the group or party
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
rising; ascending; climbing
to be enraged; to flip out
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons