trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to lose sight of; to miss
delivery; transfer; hand-over
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
elevation; height above sea level
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
outside world; physical world
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart