recently; lately; these days
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
difficult to ...; hard to ...
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
breath; breathing; tone; mood
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to be lacking in options; to be too few
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to redeem (from sin); to save
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to bind; to fasten; to tie up
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
scrubbing hard; scrubbing clean
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst