outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
in that manner; like that
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
soggy; soaking; drenched; incessantly (complaining)
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
to make one's rounds; to patrol
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
way; method; means; resource; course
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
retreating figure; appearance from behind
stroboscope; strobe lamp; stroboscopic lamp; (camera) flash
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to think constantly about; to dwell on
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture