to look around; to survey
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
to be silent; to say nothing
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
such; like that; in that way
to be breathtaking; to be stifling
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
in the same way as; just like
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
walking heavily; lumbering
feeling; sense; impression
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement