establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
the right to sunshine; in zoning, the right to have sunlight falling on one's building not be obstructed by new buildings
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to breathe while sleeping
moment; brief space of time
silence; stillness; quietness
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
breathing of a sleeping person
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
place; situation; position; location
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
corridor; hallway; passageway
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
fine weather; fair weather
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers