to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be found; to be discovered
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
how; in what way; I wonder
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
extract; excerpt; selection
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to attempt; to test; to try out
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
suddenly; all of a sudden
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to some extent; to a certain extent