clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
with a start; with a jump
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
inheritance; something given or received
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
ten; 10; ten years of age
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to surround; to crowd around
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
strangeness; abnormality; disorder