indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to run around; to bustle about
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
Japanese hare (Lepus brachyurus); wild rabbit
wintertime; winter season
consideration; taking into account
those (near the second person)
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
binding hand and foot; temporary feeling of paralysis; sleep paralysis; being tied down with money
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
biting louse (any louse of order Mallophaga); small winged insect (esp. a flying ant or termite)
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
even though; despite; when
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
several minutes; a few minutes
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
how; in what way; I wonder
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
that; the matter in question
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove