sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
stairs; stairway; staircase
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
electricity; (electric) light
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
had better ...; had better not ...
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
bits and pieces; frizzily (as in perm)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
expression; look; countenance; face
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to step forward; to take a step forward
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
calm; composed; cool; quiet
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute