to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
and then; and so; and; so then
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
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 soak through; to be deeply impressed
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
that day; the very same day
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
black ground; black cloth
curiosity; inquisitiveness
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
good news; gospel (teachings or revelations of Jesus Christ)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
very interesting; of great interest
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)