sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
irritation; annoyance; frustration
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
turning sideways; landscape orientation
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
carefree; free from worry
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble