to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
nostril; nostrils; naris; nares
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
backyard; background; room in a store or restaurant not open to customers (often storage room)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to summon courage; to be brave
to fall on one's backside
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)