to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
each house; every house; many houses
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
to rock; to shake; to swing
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan