hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
to half-rise to one's feet
now rejoicing, now worrying; swinging from joy to sorrow; glad and sad by turns; alternating hope and fear; unable to put one's mind at ease
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
older brother; elder brother
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
talk; recital; narration; topic
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
at first; initially; in the beginning
sundry; various; assorted
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
living by oneself; living alone
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
happy memory; sweet memory
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
to shave off (esp. concrete); to take a percentage; to take a cut
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
in that manner; like that
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)