a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
while; during (the time when)
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
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
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
considerably; fairly; quite
last night; yesterday evening
man; male; masculine gender
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
beforehand; in advance; previously
news; word; tidings; omen
to invite in; to show someone in
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist