by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to rush over; to run up to
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to detain; to check; to restrain
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
cabriole leg (of a table, chair, etc.); stealthy footsteps; walking silently
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
wood construction; woodworking; (arch.) gardener
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
horizontally; flat; across; crossways; crosswise
courteous; decorous; polite
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
signs of rain; threat of rain
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
in that way; like that; that way
to hate; to dislike; to loathe