all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
quickly; swishing; whooshing
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
alone; by oneself; on one's own
essence; true nature; substance; reality
tending to find things bothersome; person who tends to find things bothersome
near; close; beside; third person
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
head; lead; vanguard; first
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
conviction; belief; confidence
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
news programme; news program
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
the reverse; other side; lining
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
in the meanwhile; during the time
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake