wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
process; course; mechanism
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
living by oneself; living alone
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)
to have a meal; to take a meal
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
gleaning (i.e. picking up crop left after harvesting)
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
(state of) unconsciousness
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
any; all; every; both; either; none (with neg. verb)
one life; one's life; one order; one command
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to be transparent; to show through
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to lean against; to set against
to begin a new chapter (in)
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
very much; very many; more and more
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature