to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
cosmetics; toilet articles
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
close; intimate; on good terms
bedside; near one's pillow
to be photographed; to be projected
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
middle of the night; dead of night
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to shout (in anger); to yell
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
opposite side; other side; other party