in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
preliminary loading of the (cargo) ship (in preparation for moving cargo around inside the ship); preliminary placement
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
whispering into a person's ear
incessant working; working non-stop
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
script (for a TV show, film, etc.); script (printed type imitating handwriting); script
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
space (room, area, outer space)
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
one's post; place of work; workplace
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to stiffen; to become stiff
conference room; council room
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
every person; each one; everybody
news; word; tidings; omen